SOLUTION: a son is 16 years old and his father is 32 years older than he is. how old is his father now.

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Question 327030: a son is 16 years old and his father is 32 years older than he is. how old is his father now.
Answer by jvan(28) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since this is a word problem, you want to try to write out an equation. Let x be the age of the son. Let y be the age of the father. The father is 32 years older than his son, so you write y=x%2B32. Since we know the age of the son we can plug in x=16 to get y=16%2B32. So, y=48! The father is 48 years old right now. ^0^ If you need anymore help from me on this question or other ones, come by my website at http://myonlinetutor.webs.com! \(^o^)/ Thanks!!!