SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS WORD PROBLEM: "AGE" A FATHER IS 30 YEARS OLDER THAN HIS SON. IN 12 YEARS, THE FATHER WILL BE TWICE AS OLD AS HIS SON THEN. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES.

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Question 809510: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS WORD PROBLEM: "AGE"
A FATHER IS 30 YEARS OLDER THAN HIS SON. IN 12 YEARS, THE FATHER WILL BE TWICE AS OLD AS HIS SON THEN. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES.
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f = s + 30
f + 12 = 2(s + 12)
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f + 12 = 2s + 24
s + 30 + 12 = 2s + 24
s = 18
Answer:
f = 48
s = 18
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