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Father's age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years his age will be twice the sum of ages of two children. Find the age of father.

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Father's age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years his age will be twice the sum of ages of two children. Find the age of father.
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Solution 1

Let's denote:

F = Father's current age C1 = First child's current age C2 = Second child's current age

From the problem, we have two equations:

  1. F = 3 * (C1 + C2) (Father's age is three times the sum of ages of his two children)

  2. F + 5 = 2 * ((C1 + 5) + (C2 + 5)) (After 5 years his age will Knowee AI is a powerful AI-powered study tool designed to help you to solve study problem.

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