document.write( "Question 587199: If a father is now 5 times as old as his son, how many years ago was the son 2 years old and the father 34 years old?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #374024 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start when Son was 2 and Father was 34 \n" ); document.write( "Add the same number of years, \n" ); document.write( "Let that be when Father is 5 times Son's age, and find \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "6 years ago the Son was 2 and the Father was 34 \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "The Son is now \n" ); document.write( "The Father is now \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "That is correct \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |