SOLUTION: a boy's age is one third of his father's age. In ten years the son's age will be three less than half the father's age. Find the age of each.
B= boys age
F= fathers age
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B= boys age
F= fathers age
I fou
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Question 907097: a boy's age is one third of his father's age. In ten years the son's age will be three less than half the father's age. Find the age of each.
B= boys age
F= fathers age
I found the variables to equal:
3b= f
B=1/3F
My equation was
10+b=1/2f-3
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = father's age now
Let = son's age now = father's age in 10 yrs = son's age in 10 yrs
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Substitute (1) into (2)
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The father is 48
The son is 16
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check:
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