SOLUTION: helen is 13 years old his father is 4 more than twice of her age

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Question 755588: helen is 13 years old his father is 4 more than twice of her age
Answer by pragya.ban@gmail.com(32) About Me  (Show Source):
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helen is 13 years old his father is 4 more than twice of her age
Four more than twice her age, so if she was x years old it would look like this:

2x+4

Since we already know her age, we can replace x with 13.

2(13)+4
26+4
30

So her father is 30 years old.

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