SOLUTION: A father is five times as old as his daughter. In six years he will be three times as old as she will be. How old is the daughter now. ( i know how to solve the problem, i am just
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Question 421513: A father is five times as old as his daughter. In six years he will be three times as old as she will be. How old is the daughter now. ( i know how to solve the problem, i am just stuck with assigning the formulas. In my math class its asked that we assign each person a variable ie: x and the other x+2) Any help would be great thanks.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Father's age now
Let = Daughter's age now
given:
(1)
(2)
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There are 2 equations and 2 unknowns, so it's solvable
By substitution:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
The Father is 30 and the daughter is 6
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