SOLUTION: Shubham’s grandfather was 8 times older to him 16 years ago. He would be 3
times of his age 8 years from now. Eight years ago, what was the ratio of shubham’s
age to that of his
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Question 913677: Shubham’s grandfather was 8 times older to him 16 years ago. He would be 3
times of his age 8 years from now. Eight years ago, what was the ratio of shubham’s
age to that of his grandfather? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = Shubbam's age now
Let = grandfather's age now = Shubbam's age 16 yrs ago = grandfather's age 16 yrs ago = Shubbam's age 8 yrs from now = grandfather's age 8 yrs from now
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given:
(1)
(2)
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(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
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Add the equations:
and, since
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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8 years from now, the ages will be:
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Hope I got it
