SOLUTION: mark's father if 7 times as old as he is. one year ago, he was 2 years more than 11 times as old as mark. find mark's present age.

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Question 629541: mark's father if 7 times as old as he is. one year ago, he was 2 years more than 11 times as old as mark. find mark's present age.
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Hi,

mark's father if 7 times as old as mark's agehighlight%28x%29 .

one year ago, he was 2 years more than 11 times as old as mark. 

Question states***  one year ago...

  7x-1 + 2 = 11(x-1) 

      12 = 4x

       x = 3, mark's age.  His father is  21   7%2A3



and... one year ago

 +20+%2B+2+=+11%2A2