SOLUTION: At present , Micheals age is 7x that of his son, Brodie. If Micheal's age was 36 when Brodie was born, how old are they now?

Question 754154: At present , Micheals age is 7x that of his son, Brodie. If Micheal's age was 36 when Brodie was born, how old are they now?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
At present , Micheals age is 7x that of his son, Brodie. If Micheal's age was 36 when Brodie was born, how old are they now?
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The difference is and always will be 36.
M = 7B
M - B = 36
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Sub for M
7B - B = 36
B = 6
M = 42

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Michael's age now
Let = Brodie's age now
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The difference in their ages never changes, so

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By substitution:

and, since

42 = Michael's age now
6 = Brodie's age now
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check:

and

OK
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