SOLUTION: Please provide steps. A father is now 28 years older than his son. 10 years ago the father was 15 times as old as his son. How old is the father now. You can only provide

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Question 887737: Please provide steps.
A father is now 28 years older than his son. 10 years ago the father was 15 times as old as his son. How old is the father now.


You can only provide the equation I can solve for "x"

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A father is now 28 years older than his son. 10 years ago the father was 15 times as old as his son. How old is the father now.
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Father's age now:: x
Son's age now:: x - 28
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Equation:
x-10 = 15(x-28 - 10)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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