Answer:
The son is five years old
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the son's age be x
A man is five as old as his son, 5x
In five years, he would be three times as old as his son
In five years: son would be x+5
Father 5x+5
3(x+5)=5x+5
3x+15=5x+5
Collect like terms
15-5=5x-3x
10=2x
Divide by 2
10/2=2x/2
x=5
The son is five years old
Answer:
x= -7
Step-by-step explanation:
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Your answer is 199cm is not equal because of 10mm equal 1cm and 100cm equal 1 meter and 100,000cm equal 1 km. Hope this helps.
