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sergejj [24]
3 years ago
5

Three years back, a father was 24 years older than his son. At present the father is 5 times as old as the son. Write an equatio

n to represent this situation.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Eddi Din [679]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:   5s -3 = s -3 + 24    5s -3 = s + 21

Step-by-step explanation:

Father   f

Son   s .   present:  f = 5s  use this equation to substitute the equal value

3 years ago .  f-3 = s-3 + 24  

Substitute 5s for f in the second equation

5s -3 = s-3 + 24

works out as  5s -s = - 3  +3 + 24

4s = 24  

4s/4 = 24/4  

s = 6

The son's age is 6, The father is 30

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