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Populaire Word Problems >

Jonathan is now three times as old as his son.twelve years ago he was six times as old as his son. Find the present ages of each

Solution

J o na t han i s n o w t h ree t im es a s o l d a s hi s so n . tw e l v e ye a rs a g o h e w a s s i x t im es a s o l d a s hi s so n . F in d t h e p rese n t a g es o f e a c h

Solution

Son^{'} s age is : 20

Jonathan^{'} s age is : 60

étapes des solutions

Translate the problem into an equation:

3 x - 12 = 6 (x - 12)

Solutionner pour

x, 3 x - 12 = 6 (x - 12) : x = 20

Trouver age

Son^{'} s age is : 20

Jonathan^{'} s age is : 60

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