SOLUTION: jack is 23 years younger than his father.his father is x years old and the sum of their ages is 64.calculate jack's age
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Question 874966: jack is 23 years younger than his father.his father is x years old and the sum of their ages is 64.calculate jack's age
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jack is 23 years younger than his father.his father is x years old and the sum of their ages is 64.calculate jack's age
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let x=father's age
x-23=jack's age
x+(x-23)=64
2x-23=64
2x=87
x=43.5
x-23=20.5
jack's age=20.5
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