document.write( "Question 332194: rendell father is 9times as old as he is.one year before he was 2years more that eleven times as old as rendell.find rendell present age. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #238107 by mananth(16949) You can put this solution on YOUR website! let rendell's age be x \n" ); document.write( "father's age = 9x. \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "1 year ago their ages were \n" ); document.write( "x-1 \n" ); document.write( "9x-1 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "9x-1=11(x-1)+2 \n" ); document.write( "9x-1=11x-11+2 \n" ); document.write( "9x-11x=-11+1+2 \n" ); document.write( "-2x=-8 \n" ); document.write( "x=4 Rendell's age now \n" ); document.write( "father's age = 9*4=36 years\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |