I think it’s 1/2. i’m not sure though sorry
x - Ram's age now
Ram is half his father's age now, so his father's age is two times Ram's age:
2x - Ram's father age now
x - 10 - Ram's age ten years ago
2x - 10 - Ram's father age ten years ago
ten years ago he was one third his father's age so his father's age was three times Ram's age:
2x - 10 = 3•(x - 10)
2x - 10 = 3x - 30
-10 + 30 = 3x - 2x
20 = x
2x = 2•20 = 40
Answer:
<u>Ram is 20 years old now, Ram's father is 40 years old now.</u>
Answer:the amount that the bookstore pay the publisher for the book is $64.4
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the amount that the bookstore pay the publisher for the book.
The college bookstore marks up the price that it pays the publisher for a book by 35%. This means that the value of the mark up would be
35/100 × x = 0.35 × x = 0.35x
Therefore, the amount that the bookstore is selling the book would be
x + 0.35x = 1.35x
If the selling price of a book is $ 87.00, then it means that
1.35x = 87
x = 87/1.35 = 64.4
