SOLUTION: the sum of the age of ryan and and his father is 66 his father is 10 years more than 3 times as old as ryan how old are ryan and his father

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Question 1038428: the sum of the age of ryan and and his father is 66 his father is 10 years more than 3 times as old as ryan how old are ryan and his father

Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let r be ryan; then his father is 3r+10. So:
r+3r+10=66
4r=56
r=14
3r+10=52!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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