If 𝑥 represents the present age of father and 𝑦 represents the presentage of the son then the statement for ‘present age of father is 5 morethan 6 times the age of the son’ in terms of mathematical equation is
Question
If 𝑥 represents the present age of father and 𝑦 represents the presentage of the son then the statement for ‘present age of father is 5 morethan 6 times the age of the son’ in terms of mathematical equation is
Solution
The statement 'present age of father is 5 more than 6 times the age of the son' can be represented as a mathematical equation as follows:
x = 6y + 5
Here, x represents the present age of the father and y represents the present age of the son.
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