Question 809303: A child is 12 years old and his father is 44 years old. In how many years will the age of the father be 3 times that of his child?
( Set up and solve the equations)
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! c = 12
f = 44
f + y = 3(c + y)
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44 + y = 3(12 + y)
44 + y = 36 + 3y
2y = 8
Answer:
y = 4
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