Question

A boy is 24 years younger than his father. In 2 years time the sum of their ages will be 40. Find the present ages of father and son.

Answer 1

we have two equations and 2 unknowns. we can solve for both you just need the two equations and re arrange them accoridingly

Answer 2

2(f+b)=40**

Answer 3

And thank you (:

Answer 4

yeah sorry. If you caught my error you should be good

Answer 5

Genuine, I disagree with that second equation.

Answer 6

The sum of their ages 2 years from now is not 2(f+b)

Answer 7

hmm let me check

Answer 8

wait, yes @SmoothMath you're right

Answer 9

yeah it's phrased weird in two years time the sum of their ages.

Answer 10

I mean, just think about a specific case.
If I'm 10 and you're 12, the sum of our ages two years from now will not be 44.

Answer 11

how would you write that out instead It's still not clear.

Answer 12

I don't know if im right but using Romero's equations I worked out that father was 22 years old?

Answer 13

Father's age 2 years from now:
f+2
Boy's age 2 years from now:
b+2
Sum of those ages:
(f+2) + (b+2) = f+ b +4

Answer 14

I read it wrong. It's not using the word "time" to represent multiplication

Answer 15

Oooh. I see how you could misread that.

Answer 16

Easy mistake. But yeah, the actual system of equations we get is:
f-b = 24
f+b+4 = 40

Answer 17

Oh, i've got it now (:
Thank you guys