SOLUTION: At present , Micheals age is 7x that of his son, Brodie. If Micheal's age was 36 when Brodie was born, how old are they now?

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Question 754154: At present , Micheals age is 7x that of his son, Brodie. If Micheal's age was 36 when Brodie was born, how old are they now?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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At present , Micheals age is 7x that of his son, Brodie. If Micheal's age was 36 when Brodie was born, how old are they now?
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The difference is and always will be 36.
M = 7B
M - B = 36
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Sub for M
7B - B = 36
B = 6
M = 42

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +m+ = Michael's age now
Let +b+ = Brodie's age now
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The difference in their ages never changes, so
+m+=+b+%2B+36+
+m+=+7b+
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By substitution:
+7b+=+b+-+36+
+6b+=+36+
+b+=+6+
and, since
+m+=+b+%2B+36+
+m+=+6+%2B+36+
+m+=+42+
42 = Michael's age now
6 = Brodie's age now
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check:
+m+=+7b+
+42+=+7%2A6+
+42+=+42+
and
+m+=+b+%2B+36+
+42+=+6+%2B+36+
+42+=+42+
OK