Question 629541
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Hi,
mark's father if 7 times as old as mark's age{{{highlight(x)}}} .
one year ago, he <u>was 2 years more</u> than 11 times as old as mark. 
Question states***  one year ago...
  7x-1 + 2 = 11(x-1) 
      12 = 4x
       x = 3, mark's age.  His father is  21   {{{7*3}}}

and... one year ago
 {{{ 20 + 2 = 11*2}}}