document.write( "Question 157676: a father is older than his son by 32 years.6 years ago the father was 17 times as old as his son.how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #116175 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a father is older than his son by 32 years.6 years ago the father was 17 times as old as his son.how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x = son's current age \n" ); document.write( "then from: \"a father is older than his son by 32 years\" \n" ); document.write( "x+32 = father's current age \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "To derive our equation, we use \"6 years ago the father was 17 times as old as his son\" \n" ); document.write( "(x+32)-6 = 17(x-6) \n" ); document.write( "x+32-6 = 17x-102 \n" ); document.write( "x+26 = 17x-102 \n" ); document.write( "x+128 = 17x \n" ); document.write( "128 = 16x \n" ); document.write( "8 years = x (son's age) \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Father's age: \n" ); document.write( "x+32 = 8+32 = 40 years \n" ); document.write( " |