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Question 824713: A father is three times as old as his son, in 12 years, he will be twice as old as his son. How old are the father and the son now?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A father is three times as old as his son,
f = 3s
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in 12 years, he will be twice as old as his son.
f + 12 = 2(s+12)
f + 12 = 2s + 24
f = 2s + 24 - 12
f = 2s + 12
Replace f with 3s, (from the first statement)
3s = 2s + 12
3s - 2s = 12
s = 12 yrs is the son now
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How old are the father and the son now?
I'll let you find the father's age, check the solutions in the 2nd statement
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