Question

Currently, Alfie is 18 years old, and his father is 42. How old was Alfie when his father was three times his age? Write an equation to solve this problem

Answer 1

here is your ans

42÷3=Alfie's earlier age

14 is your answer.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let us assume that alfie was 'x' yrs when his father was three times his age.

so, the equation would be

42-x=3(18-x)

42-x=54-3x

2x=12

x=6

therefore, the age of alfie was 6yrs when his father was three times his age.

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