SOLUTION: an 8 year old boy nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather. his mother is exactly 4 times his age and his grandfather is exactly 7 times his age. how

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: an 8 year old boy nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather. his mother is exactly 4 times his age and his grandfather is exactly 7 times his age. how old is his mother? how old is his grandfather?
i have the answer to this but i dont know how to rewrite it in the form of an equation. its probably something simple but i have just started to learn algebra and at 44 years old it is tough. thanks in advanceThis question is from textbook

Answer by stanbon(48546) (Show Source):
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an 8 year old boy nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather. his mother is exactly 4 times his age and his grandfather is exactly 7 times his age. how old is his mother? how old is his grandfather?
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nathan = 8 yrs old
mother = 4*nathan = 4*8 = 32 yrs. old
granpa = 7*nathan = 7*8 = 56 yrs. old
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Cheers,
Stan H.