SOLUTION: Ron is 2 less than thrice the age of Carl. 5 years ago, Ron is 12 times of Carl diminished by 1. What is Carl's age 5 years ago?

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Question 1200682: Ron is 2 less than thrice the age of Carl. 5 years ago, Ron is 12 times of Carl diminished by 1. What is Carl's age 5 years ago?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Maybe ambiguous, but a first try
Ron, 3c
Carl, c






---------MAYBE.
and then five years ago, Carl be ------MAYBE


------
------

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Ron is 2 less than thrice the age of Carl. 5 years ago, Ron,...
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Ron, 3c-2
Carl, c
, "twelve times Carl's age diminished by 1"






Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Ron is 2 less than thrice the age of Carl. 5 years ago, Ron is WAS 12 times of Carl diminished by 1. What is WAS Carl's age 5 years ago?

He's WRONG!! When will he learn that INTEGERS should represent age? 
THIS: ---------MAYBE. AND THIS: and then five years ago, Carl be ------MAYBE, ARE RUBBISH, so ---------MAYBE.
and then five years ago, Carl be ------MAYBE 

Carl is now 6 years-old, so obviously, 5 years ago, he was 6 - 5.
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