SOLUTION: if johns age is y and he is half the age of his mother, and his father is 5years older than his mom how old is john if all their ages make a total of 100

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Question 1000246: if johns age is y and he is half the age of his mother, and his father is 5years older than his mom how old is john if all their ages make a total of 100
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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m, mother's age
f, father's age
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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if johns age is y and he is half the age of his mother, and his father is 5years older than his mom how old is john if all their ages make a total of 100
John's age: y
Mother's age: 2y
Father's age: 2y + 5
Equation formed: y + 2y + 2y + 5 = 100
Solve this for y, John's age