SOLUTION: when tony has his birthday tomorrow, his age in months will be the same as his grandfathers in years. How old will tony be if their combined ages will be 78
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Question 450486: when tony has his birthday tomorrow, his age in months will be the same as his grandfathers in years. How old will tony be if their combined ages will be 78 Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! when tony has his birthday tomorrow, his age in months will be the same as his grandfathers in years.
How old will tony be if their combined ages will be 78
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Let t = Tony's age in yrs
Let g = granddad's age
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" his age in months will be the same as his grandfathers in years."
g = 12t
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"combined ages will be 78"
g + t = 78
replace g with 12t
12t + t = 78
13t = 78
t =
t = 6 yr is T's age
then obviously, 72 is G's age
