SOLUTION: The sum of john and his father's ages is 77.His father is 32 more than twice as old as john.How old are john and his father?

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Question 408429: The sum of john and his father's ages is 77.His father is 32 more than twice as old as john.How old are john and his father?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
We can set up 2 equations for this. x represents the son and y will be the father.
x+y=77
y=2x+32
Let do substitution.
2x+32+x=77
Combine like terms and subtract 32 to get:
3x=45
Divide by 3 to get:
x=15
So John is 15 and the father is 62
Make sense?
RJ
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