Question 1027197: Taras father was 28 years old when she was born, if he is now three times as old as Tara, what are their present ages Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source):
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Taras father was 28 years old when she was born, if he is now three times as old as Tara, what are their present ages
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Let T be the Taras' age now.
Then Taras father's age is T + 28.
From the other side,
T + 28 = 3T,
according to the condition. So, it is the equation you need to solve to find Taras age.
Simplify and solve it:
28 = 3T - T,
28 = 2T,
T = = 14.
Answer. Taras is 14 years now. His father present age is 42 years.
