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Paul is now 3 times as old as his son Jason. 5 years ago, Paul was 4 years younger than 5 times Jason's age. How old is Ja
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Paul is now 3 times as old as his son Jason. 5 years ago, Paul was 4 years younger than 5 times Jason's age. How old is Jason now?
Let Jason be N years old now
Found 2 solutions by mananth, MathTherapy:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jason's age = N
Paul's age =3N
5 years ago
Jason's age = N-5
Paul's age = 3N-5
According to the condition
3N-5=4(N-5)-4
3N-5=4N-20-4
4N-3N=-5+20+4
N=19
Jason's age = 19 years
Paul's age = 3*19 = 57 years
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dear Tutor, please help me on this problem. Thank you.
Paul is now 3 times as old as his son Jason. 5 years ago, Paul was 4 years younger than 5 times Jason's age. How old is Jason now?
Let Jason be N years old now
N, or Jason's current age =
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