SOLUTION: express the following statement as a linear equation in two variables BY TAKING PRESENT AGES(IN YEARS)OF FATHEr AND SON AS X AND Y.RESPECTIVELY.AGE OF FATHER 5 YEARS AGO WAS TWO YE

Question 584152: express the following statement as a linear equation in two variables BY TAKING PRESENT AGES(IN YEARS)OF FATHEr AND SON AS X AND Y.RESPECTIVELY.AGE OF FATHER 5 YEARS AGO WAS TWO YEARS MORE THAN 7 TIMES THE AGE OF HIS SON AT THAT TIME.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= Father's age now
= Son's age now
= Father's age 5 yrs ago

Something is wrong with my
answer or the problem.
According to this equation,
when the Son is 5, the father is 7.
I don't see what I did wrong, though.
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