Question 986786: Pat is 23 years older than his son Patrick. In 10 years pat will be twice as old as Patrick. How old are they now? Found 2 solutions by Timnewman, MathTherapy:Answer by Timnewman(323) (Show Source):
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let Patrick's age be x
Pat age =x+23.
In 10yrs time,Patrick's age=x+10
Pat's age=x+33
But x+33=2(x+23)
Then,
x+33=2x+46
x-2x=46-33
-x=13
x=-13
Ingnore the nagative sign since age cannot be nagative.
Therefore,
Patrick's age =13yrs
Pat's age=13+23
=46yrs
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Pat is 23 years older than his son Patrick. In 10 years pat will be twice as old as Patrick. How old are they now?
