document.write( "Question 1141671: Gary is currently 31 years older than his daughter. In 30 years' time he will be twice his daughter's age. Write an equation and use it to find the current ages of Gary and his daughter. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #762255 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be Gary's daughter's age \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Gary's age is x+31 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "(x+31) +30 = 2 * (x+30) \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x+61 = 2x +60 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x = 1 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "*************************************************** \n" ); document.write( "Gary is 32 years old and his daughter is 1 year old \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "In 30 years Gary is 62 and his daughter is 31 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "answer checks \n" ); document.write( "************************************************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " |