document.write( "Question 1006302: henry is 7 times as old as his daughter in five years time he will be 4 times as old as his daughter will be . find their ages \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #622461 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! We'll call the father f and the daughter d: \n" ); document.write( "f= 7d We will use this value for f in the next equation: \n" ); document.write( "f+5= 4(d+5)Substitute for f: \n" ); document.write( "7d+5= 4(d+5)Multiply on right to eliminate parenthesis: \n" ); document.write( "7d+5= 4d+20 Subtract 5 on both sides and subtract 4d also on both sides: \n" ); document.write( "3d= 15 Divide both sides by 3: \n" ); document.write( "d= 5 The daughter is 5, and the father is: \n" ); document.write( "f= 7d= 7(5)= 35 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "f+5= 4(d+5) \n" ); document.write( "35+5= 24+16 \n" ); document.write( "40= 40 We have the correct answer \n" ); document.write( " |