Problema Solution

johns father is 54. given that in 4 years john will be half his fathers age, what age must john be?

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let


j = Jon's present age


in 4 years john will be half his fathers age:


j + 4 = (1/2)(54 + 4)


by solving we find:


j = 25 years


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Jon is 25 years old now.