a child is 12 years old, his father is 32 years older. in how many years will the age of the father be 2 times the age of the child

Question

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Answer 1

Now: child age = 12, Dad age = 44.  x years later, their ages are 12+x and 44 + x, respectively, at which time the following relationship (of their ages) would be   2(child) = father, that is,

2(x+12) = x+44

2x+24 =x+44

x = 20