SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS WORD PROBLEM: "AGE" A FATHER IS 30 YEARS OLDER THAN HIS SON. IN 12 YEARS, THE FATHER WILL BE TWICE AS OLD AS HIS SON THEN. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES.

Question 809510: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS WORD PROBLEM: "AGE"
A FATHER IS 30 YEARS OLDER THAN HIS SON. IN 12 YEARS, THE FATHER WILL BE TWICE AS OLD AS HIS SON THEN. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f = s + 30
f + 12 = 2(s + 12)
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f + 12 = 2s + 24
s + 30 + 12 = 2s + 24
s = 18
Answer:
f = 48
s = 18
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