document.write( "Question 584460: bens father was 33 when Ben was born.8 years ago Bens father was twice as old as Ben is now. How old is Ben???? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #372789 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+a+\"$ = Ben's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+b+\"$ = Ben's Father's age now
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+-+8+=+2a+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The difference in their ages never
\n" ); document.write( "changes. At Ben's birth it was 33 yrs, so:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+-+a+=+33+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+-+2a+=+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+b+-+a+=+33+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+-b+%2B+2a+=+-8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+-+2a+=+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+-+2%2A25+=+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+50+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+58+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Ben is 25 \n" ); document.write( "

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