SOLUTION: *A father is 15 years more than twice the age of his son. if the sum of their ages is 40 years. what is the age of the boy?*

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Question 1140820: *A father is 15 years more than twice the age of his son. if the sum of their ages is 40 years. what is the age of the boy?*
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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*A father is 15 years more than twice the age of his son. if the sum of their ages is 40 years. what is the age of the boy?*
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The problem's formulation is DEFECTIVE, since the problem has no solution in integer numbers.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, Son
y, Father
Description literally gives system system%28y=2x%2B15%2Cx%2By=40%29.

Solve by substitution for y, if you like, gives results, with fractional parts of year for each:
system%28x=8%261%2F3%2Cy=31%262%2F3%29
The boy is 8 years and about 4 months.