SOLUTION: A father is 24 years older than his son. In 8years he will be twice as old as his son. Determine their present ages. Please, Thank you~
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Question 551211: A father is 24 years older than his son. In 8years he will be twice as old as his son. Determine their present ages. Please, Thank you~
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"A father is 24 years older than his son" ___ f = s + 24
"In 8 years he will be twice as old as his son" ___ f + 8 = 2(s + 8)
substituting ___ (s + 24) + 8 = 2s + 16
solve for s, and substitute back to find f
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