Multiple choice

A girl is 28 years younger than her father. The sum of their ages is 50 years. Find the ages of the girl and her father.

  1. 13 years and 37 years

  2. 11 years and 39 years

  3. 15 years and 35 years

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Let the girl's age be x. The father's age is x + 28. x + (x + 28) = 50, so 2x = 22, x = 11. The father's age is 11 + 28 = 39.

AI explanation

Let the girl's present age be x years, making her father's age x plus 28. Since the sum of their ages is 50, the equation is x plus x plus 28 equals 50. Combining like terms gives 2x equals 22, so the girl's age x is 11 years. The father's age is 11 plus 28, which is 39 years, giving the final ages of 11 and 39 years.

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