document.write( "Question 1051997: A parent is 32 years older than the child. 10 years ago the parent was 3 times as old as tge child.what is the present age of each \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #667422 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+a+\"$ = parent's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+b+\"$ = child's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+3b+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+-+10+=+3%2A%28+b+-+10+%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+-+10+=+3b+-+30+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+3b+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+-+b+=+32+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+-+b+=+32+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+3b+=+20+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2b+=+52+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+3b+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+3%2A26+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+=+78+-+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+=+58+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The father is 58
\n" ); document.write( "The child is 26
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