SOLUTION: A boy was asked how old he was and he said ' i don't know my age but iam half my mother's age . and my mother is 5 years younger than my father. our ages put together it adds to 10

Question 1066219: A boy was asked how old he was and he said ' i don't know my age but iam half my mother's age . and my mother is 5 years younger than my father. our ages put together it adds to 100." how old is the boy
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b, m, f
Boy, mother, father

Substitute into the "100" equation all in terms of b.

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