SOLUTION: rubesh is 30 years yunger than his father. the sum of their ages is 45. how old is his father?
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Question 1058792: rubesh is 30 years yunger than his father. the sum of their ages is 45. how old is his father?
Answer by solve_for_x(190) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x represent the age of the father.
Since the son is 30 years younger, the son's age is represented by x - 30.
Since the sum of the ages is 45, we can write:
x + (x - 30) = 45
2x - 30 = 45
2x = 75
x = 37.5
Solution: The father is 37.5 years old.
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