express the folling the statement as a linear equation in two variable by taking present ages (in year)of father and sons as x and y respectively .age of father 5 year ago was 2 years more than 7 times of the age of his son at that time
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Father's age = x
Son's age = y
PAST:
Age of father 5 years ago was 2 years more than 7 times the age of his son
∴(x-5)=7(y-5)+2
Son's age = y
PAST:
Age of father 5 years ago was 2 years more than 7 times the age of his son
∴(x-5)=7(y-5)+2
Swetha03K:
x-5=7y-35+2
x-5=7y-33
x-7y=-33+5
x-7y=-28
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