SOLUTION: The age of a man is 4 times the sum of the ages of his three children and in 8 years it will be twice the sum. What is the present age of the man?

Question 628769: The age of a man is 4 times the sum of the ages of his three children and in 8 years it will be twice the sum. What is the present age of the man?
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Let x be the age of the man. Let y be the sum of the ages of the 3 children. Then x=4y x+8=2*(y+3*8)
x-4y=0 x-2y=-8+48 We solve this system

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(x=80, y=20}

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