SOLUTION: Pete's mom's age is 8 years less than 4 times Pete's age. The sum of their ages is 65 years. Find their ages.

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Question 1137446: Pete's mom's age is 8 years less than 4 times Pete's age. The sum of their ages is 65 years. Find their ages.
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Pete's mom's age is 8 years less than 4 times Pete's age.

Let p = Pete's age
then 4p-8 = his mom's age

The sum of their ages is 65 years.

%28p%29%2B%284p-8%29+=+65
5p-8+=+65
5p+=+73

The given information is faulty; the ages have to be whole numbers.