Question 1113986: Father is 53 and son is 17.How many years ago father was 10 times older than his son? Found 2 solutions by addingup, ikleyn:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 53-x = 10(17-x)
53-x = 170-10x
9x = 117
x = 13
13 years ago the father was 10 times older than his son
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check:
53-13 = 40 father
17-13 = 4 son
and 4 times 10 = 40
Correct!
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Father is 53 and son is 17.How many years ago father was 10 times older than his son?
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For your info:
In English, "father was 10 times older than his son" means "father was 11 times as old as his son".
