SOLUTION: a son is 16 years old and his father is 32 years older than he is. how old is his father now.

Question 327030: a son is 16 years old and his father is 32 years older than he is. how old is his father now.
Answer by jvan(28) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since this is a word problem, you want to try to write out an equation. Let x be the age of the son. Let y be the age of the father. The father is 32 years older than his son, so you write . Since we know the age of the son we can plug in to get . So, ! The father is 48 years old right now. ^0^ If you need anymore help from me on this question or other ones, come by my website at http://myonlinetutor.webs.com! \(^o^)/ Thanks!!!
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