Question 585773: A father is 50 years old and his son is 22 years old. In how many years will
the father be twice as old as his son? Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A father is 50 years old and his son is 22 years old. In how many years will
the father be twice as old as his son?
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Let t = the number of years
In t years, the father will be 50 + t and the son will be 22 + t
If the father is twice as old as the son, we can write
50 + t = 2(22 + t)
Solve for t:
50 + t = 44 + 2t
t = 6
In 6 years the father will be twice as old
Check: 56 = 2*28
