SOLUTION: Solve the problem by making up an equation. A child is 12 years old, and his father is 32 years older. In how many years will the age of the father be 3 times the age of the child?
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Question 1060988: Solve the problem by making up an equation. A child is 12 years old, and his father is 32 years older. In how many years will the age of the father be 3 times the age of the child? Found 2 solutions by jorel555, josmiceli:Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let n be the number of years until a 44-year old father (12+32) is 3 times older than his 12-year old child. Then:
44+n=3(12+n)
44+n=36+3n
2n=8
n=4
In 4 years, the father will be 48; and the child 16-making the father 3 times older than the child. ☺☺☺☺
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the number of years from now
when the father will be 3 times the age of the child
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In years, the child will be years old
In years, the father will be
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In 4 years the age of the father will
be 3 times the age of the child
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