SOLUTION: John’s age and his father’s age added together make 56. His father is 28 years older than John. Write these equations as statements and solve them to find their ages.
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Question 832312: John’s age and his father’s age added together make 56. His father is 28 years older than John. Write these equations as statements and solve them to find their ages.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
j+f=56
f=j+28
2j=28
j=14
f=42
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