SOLUTION: Robert's father is 5 years older than 3 times Robert's age. Let Robert's age be denoted by R and let Robert's father's age be denoted by F. Write an equation that relates Robert's

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Question 314731: Robert's father is 5 years older than 3 times Robert's age. Let Robert's age be denoted by R and let Robert's father's age be denoted by F. Write an equation that relates Robert's age and his father's age.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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robert's age = R
Father'e age = F
three times robert's age = 3R
5 years older means 3R+5
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F= 3R+5