SOLUTION: The present age of Soya’s father is three times Soya’s present age. After five years, the sum of their ages is 70 years. Find their present ages.
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Question 824689: The present age of Soya’s father is three times Soya’s present age. After five years, the sum of their ages is 70 years. Find their present ages. Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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x = Father
y = Soya
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x = 3y
(x + 5) + (y + 5) = 70
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - 3y = 0
x + y = 60
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answer:
x = Father = 45
y = Soya = 15
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