SOLUTION: A man's age is 2 yrs. more than thrice his son's age. Find the ages of both if the sum of their ages is 46.. pls.. I really need them tom.
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Question 466500: A man's age is 2 yrs. more than thrice his son's age. Find the ages of both if the sum of their ages is 46.. pls.. I really need them tom.
HOPE YOU'LL help thanks a lot Answer by ccs2011(207) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let A be fathers age, B be sons age:
A = 3B + 2
A + B = 46
Substitute value of A in 1st equation into 2nd equation
(3B+2) + B = 46
Combine like terms
4B + 2 = 46
Subtract 2 on both sides
4B = 44
Divide by 4 on both sides
B = 11
Substitute this value into 1st equation
A = 3(11) + 2
A = 33 + 2
A = 35
