SOLUTION: rose is 25 years younger than her father. 5 years ago her father was twice as old as she will be 5 years from now. how old is rose today?
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Question 1030107: rose is 25 years younger than her father. 5 years ago her father was twice as old as she will be 5 years from now. how old is rose today? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rose is 25 years younger than her father. 5 years ago her father was twice as old as she will be 5 years from now. how old is rose today?
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r = f - 25
f-5 = 2(r+5)
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Substitute for "r" and solve for "f"::
f-5 = 2(f-25)+10
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f-5 = 2f - 40
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f = 35 (father's age now)
r = f-25 = 10 (rose's age now)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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