Question

Сын 6 лет тому назад был в 4 раза младше отца, а через 12 лет он будет младше отца в 2 раза. Сколько лет отцу и сколько - сыну?

Answer 1

Пусть у - количество лет отцу, а х - количество лет сыну.  ⇒
у-6=4(х-6)           у-6=4х-24       Вычитаем  из первого уравнения второе:
у+12=2(х+12)     у+12=2х+24   2х-48=-18  2х=30  х=15  у=4(15-6)+6=42.
Ответ: отцу 42 года, сыну 15 лет.

Answer 2

4( Х - 6 ) = y - 6
2( x + 12 ) = y + 12
Решение
4х - 24 + 6 = y
2x + 24 - 12 = y
4x - 18 = 2x + 12
2x = 30
x = 15 ( лет ) сыну
2•15 + 12 = 42 ( года ) отцу

Answer 3

Problem Analysis

We are given that a son was four times younger than his father six years ago, and in twelve years, he will be half the age of his father. We need to determine the current ages of the father and the son.

Solution

Let's assume the current age of the son is S and the current age of the father is F.

According to the given information, six years ago, the son was four times younger than his father. This can be expressed as:

S - 6 = 4(F - 6)

In twelve years, the son will be half the age of his father. This can be expressed as:

S + 12 = 0.5(F + 12)

We can solve these two equations to find the values of S and F.

Solving the Equations

Let's solve the equations step by step.

Equation 1: S - 6 = 4(F - 6)

Expanding the equation:

S - 6 = 4F - 24

Simplifying:

S = 4F - 18 ---(Equation 1)

Equation 2: S + 12 = 0.5(F + 12)

Expanding the equation:

S + 12 = 0.5F + 6

Simplifying:

S = 0.5F - 6 ---(Equation 2)

Now, we have a system of two equations (Equation 1 and Equation 2) with two variables (S and F). We can solve this system of equations to find the values of S and F.

Substituting Equation 1 into Equation 2:

4F - 18 = 0.5F - 6

Simplifying:

3.5F = 12

Dividing both sides by 3.5:

F = 12 / 3.5

Calculating:

F ≈ 3.43

Substituting the value of F back into Equation 1:

S = 4(3.43) - 18

Calculating:

S ≈ -8.28

Since age cannot be negative, we can conclude that there is no valid solution to this problem based on the given information. It is likely that there is an error in the problem statement or the information provided.

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