SOLUTION: *A father is 15 years more than twice the age of his son. if the sum of their ages is 40 years. what is the age of the boy?*
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Question 1140820: *A father is 15 years more than twice the age of his son. if the sum of their ages is 40 years. what is the age of the boy?*
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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*A father is 15 years more than twice the age of his son. if the sum of their ages is 40 years. what is the age of the boy?*
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The problem's formulation is DEFECTIVE, since the problem has no solution in integer numbers.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, Son
y, Father
Description literally gives system .
Solve by substitution for y, if you like, gives results, with fractional parts of year for each:
The boy is 8 years and about 4 months.
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