SOLUTION: When my dad was 31, I was 8. Today my dad is twice as old as I am. How old am I and how old is my dad

Question 124197: When my dad was 31, I was 8. Today my dad is twice as old as I am. How old am I and how old is my dad
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = Your Dad's age now:
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"When my dad was 31, I was 8"
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From this statement we know the age difference of you and your Dad"
31 - 8 = 23 yrs
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Today my dad is twice as old as I am. How old am I and how old is my dad
x = 2(x-23)
x = 2x - 46
+46 = 2x - x
x = 46 yrs is your Dad now
46 - 23 = 23 yrs is your age
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Check solution in the statement,"my dad is twice as old as I am.
46 = 2(23)

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