SOLUTION: today i am 6 years less than half my father's age. in 6 years i will be 6 years more than one third my father's age. how old was my father when i was born?
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Question 766157: today i am 6 years less than half my father's age. in 6 years i will be 6 years more than one third my father's age. how old was my father when i was born?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = my age now
Let = my father's age now
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(1)
(2(
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(1)
(1)
and
(2(
(2)
(2)
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Substitute (2) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
and, since
(2)
(2)
I am 12 and my father is 36.
12 years ago when I was born,
my father was
check:
(2(
(2(
(2)
(2)
OK
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
today i am 6 years less than half my father's age. in 6 years i will be 6 years more than one third my father's age. how old was my father when i was born?
Father was years-old when I was born.
You can do the check!!
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