SOLUTION: Raphael’s father is four times as old as Raphael. Six years ago, Raphael’s father was ten times as old Raphael. How old is Raphael now?
The sum of the age of Ephraim and his fa
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Question 1081100: Raphael’s father is four times as old as Raphael. Six years ago, Raphael’s father was ten times as old Raphael. How old is Raphael now?
The sum of the age of Ephraim and his father is 56. If Ephraim’s father is six times as old as Ephraim, how old is Ephraim now?
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Raphael’s father is four times as old as Raphael.
f = 4r
Six years ago, Raphael’s father was ten times as old Raphael.
f - 6 = 10(r-6)
f - 6 = 10r - 60
f = 10r - 60 + 6
f = 10r - 54
Replace f with 4r, and solve for r
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How old is Raphael now?
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The sum of the age of Ephraim and his father is 56.
e + f = 56
If Ephraim’s father is six times as old as Ephraim,
f = 6e
in the first equation replace f with 6e, solve for e
how old is Ephraim now?
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