SOLUTION: 1) CHRISTIAN IS 32 YEARS OLD AND HIS SON IS 5 YEARS OLD. HOW MANY YEARS FROM NOW WILL CHRISTIAN BE 10 TIMES HIS SON'S AGE.

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Question 103134: 1) CHRISTIAN IS 32 YEARS OLD AND HIS SON IS 5 YEARS OLD. HOW MANY YEARS FROM NOW WILL CHRISTIAN BE 10 TIMES HIS SON'S AGE.

Answer by srinivas(5)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is no solution christian can never be 10 times his sons age.
32+x=(5+x)*10
32+x=50+10x
9x=-22
x=-22/9 which is absurd

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