SOLUTION: My father is three times as old as I am .if he is 26 years older than me what are our ages?

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Question 1082110: My father is three times as old as I am .if he is 26 years older than me what are our ages?
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you are x
father is x+26
x+26=3x
2x=26
x=13
3x=39, which is 26 more.

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