Question

Express the following statement as a linear equation in two variables by taking ( in years) of father and son as X and Y respectively.Age of father 5 year's ago was 2 years more than 7 times the age of his son at that time.

Answer 1

x - 5 = 7(y - 5) + 2
x - 5 = 7y - 35 + 2
x - 7y = -28
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Answer 2

age of father 5 years ago=x-5
age of son 5 years ago =y-5
Acc.to.question
x-5=7(y-5)+2
x-5=7y-35+2
x-5=7y-33
x-7y=-33+5
x-7y=-28
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