SOLUTION: _____ years ago, Baxter was ____ as old as his father was then. In ____ years Baxter would be ____ as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now.
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Question 714572: _____ years ago, Baxter was ____ as old as his father was then. In ____ years Baxter would be ____ as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now.
I really don't know how to set up this problem. It is for a test tomorrow and the teacher will fill in the numbers for the test. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
years ago, Baxter was as old as his father was then. In years Baxter would be as old as his father will be then. Find their ages now. Note: Unless you have the absurd situation where Baxter is older than his father, and will be fractions.
Let represent Baxter's age now. Let represent his father's age now, then:
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Solve the system for and once you are given the other parameters.
John
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
