SOLUTION: _____ years ago, Baxter was ____ as old as his father was then. In ____ years Baxter would be ____ as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now.
I really don't know
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Question 714572: _____ years ago, Baxter was ____ as old as his father was then. In ____ years Baxter would be ____ as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now.
I really don't know how to set up this problem. It is for a test tomorrow and the teacher will fill in the numbers for the test.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
years ago, Baxter was 
as old as his father was then. In 
years Baxter would be 
as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now. Note: Unless you have the absurd situation where Baxter is older than his father, and will be fractions.
Let 
represent Baxter's age now. Let 
represent his father's age now, then:
)
and
)
Solve the system for and once you are given the other parameters.
John
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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