SOLUTION: A father is 4 times as old as his daughter. 5 years ago he was seven times as old as his daughter.Find the present age of the father and the daughter.
What are the 2 equations?
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Question 618888: A father is 4 times as old as his daughter. 5 years ago he was seven times as old as his daughter.Find the present age of the father and the daughter.
What are the 2 equations? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A father is 4 times as old as his daughter.
f = 4d
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5 years ago he was seven times as old as his daughter.
f - 5 = 7(d-5)
f - 5 = 7d - 35
f = 7d - 35 + 5
f = 7d - 30
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Just replace f with 4d and find d
