SOLUTION: Paul is 8, exactly 1/4 as old as his father. In how many years will Paul be half as old as his father?

SOLUTION: Paul is 8, exactly 1/4 as old as his father. In how many years will Paul be half as old as his father?

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Question 378027: Paul is 8, exactly 1/4 as old as his father. In how many years will Paul be half as old as his father?
Answer by Jk22(389) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The age of the father is 4*8=32y.

In n years, Paul will be 4+n y. old and the father : 32+n, Paul's age will be half of father's age : 4+n=16+n/2

n/2 = 12, n=24years, this will happen in 24years, when Paul will be 32 years old and the father 64y.old.
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