Answer:
5 and 25
Step-by-step explanation:
let the son's age be x then the father's age is x + 20
In 5 years
son = x + 5 and father = x + 20 + 5 = x + 25
Then
x + 25 = 3(x + 5) ← father is three times as old as son
x + 25 = 3x + 15 ( subtract x from both sides )
25 = 2x + 15 ( subtract 15 from both sides )
10 = 2x ( divide both sides by 2 )
5 = x and x + 20 = 5 + 20 = 25
si=on is 5 and father is 25
Answer:
I'd need to see more, but because they are the same number just positive and negative they'd be on opposite ends of zero
Answer is x = 7
if u plug in 7 in the second expression, we can get 7 - y = 4, isolate y and then we get 3.
Now, plug in 7 in the first equation to get 2(7) + y = 17. that results to 14 + y = 17. isolate y again and then thats also 3.
so:
x = 7
y = 3
