document.write( "Question 944570: Can you please help me? My question is - I am 28 year older than my son, in 5 years time I will be double my son's age. What age am I ? Thank you. \n" ); document.write( "
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I am 28 year older than my son, in 5 years time I will be double my son's age. What age am I ?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let y = your age
\n" ); document.write( "let s = son's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "\"I am 28 year older than my son,\"
\n" ); document.write( "y = s + 28
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\n" ); document.write( "\"in 5 years time I will be double my son's age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "we add 5 yrs to both the ages
\n" ); document.write( "y + 5 = 2(s + 5)
\n" ); document.write( "y + 5 = 2s + 10
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2s + 10 - 5
\n" ); document.write( "y = 2s + 5
\n" ); document.write( "Replace y with (s+28) from the 1st statement
\n" ); document.write( "s + 28 = 2s + 5
\n" ); document.write( "28 - 5 = 2s - s
\n" ); document.write( "23 = s
\n" ); document.write( " s = 23 yrs is the son's age
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " y = 23 + 28
\n" ); document.write( " y = 51 yrs is your age
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this in the 2nd statement, replace yours and sons age
\n" ); document.write( "\"in 5 years time I will be double my son's age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "51 + 5 = 2(23 + 5)
\n" ); document.write( "56 = 2(28)\r
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