Asked by Jade
                This year, the sum of Mr. Bellini's age and  his  son's age is 38 years.  4 years ago,  Mr. Bellini was  5 times as old as his son.         How old is his son this year?                                                                                How old is Mr. Bellini this year?                                   
            
            
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                    Answered by
            Jai
            
    Let x = son's age
Let 38-x = Mr. Bellini's age (since the sum of their ages must be equal to 38)
Set up the equation using the the second statement:
(38 - x) - 4 = 5(x - 4)
Solving,
34 - x = 5x - 20
34 + 20 = 6x
54 = 6x
x = 9 years old (son's age)
38-x = 29 years old (Bellini's age)
Hope this helps~ :3
    
Let 38-x = Mr. Bellini's age (since the sum of their ages must be equal to 38)
Set up the equation using the the second statement:
(38 - x) - 4 = 5(x - 4)
Solving,
34 - x = 5x - 20
34 + 20 = 6x
54 = 6x
x = 9 years old (son's age)
38-x = 29 years old (Bellini's age)
Hope this helps~ :3
                    Answered by
            Jade
            
    Thanks for your help Jai. ;)
    
                    Answered by
            Reiny
            
    This question had been answered before
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1381278345
You should always check your previous post before reposting it again.
You made Jai do work which was not necessary.
    
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1381278345
You should always check your previous post before reposting it again.
You made Jai do work which was not necessary.
                    Answered by
            YO MAMA
            
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                    Answered by
            hey
            
    this is to the people that help with answering the questions, thank you so much you don't even know how helpful u are
    
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