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Seven years ago, Grogg's dad was $12$ times as old as Grogg. Three years ago, Grogg's dad was $7$ times as old as Grogg. How old is Grogg's dad currently?

 Oct 28, 2023
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To solve the problem, we can use the given information to write down two equations that describe the ages of Grogg and his dad. Let Grogg's current age be g and Grogg's dad's current age be d.

Seven years ago: d7=12(g7) d=12g84+7 d=12g77

Three years ago: d3=7(g3) d=7g21+3 d=7g18

Now we have two independent equations, and we can solve for our two unknowns. We can start by solving the first equation for d and substituting it into the second equation:

d = 12g - 77 7g - 18 = 12g - 77 -5g = -59 g = 11.8

Now that we know Grogg's age, we can substitute it back into either of our original equations to solve for Grogg's dad's age. Let's substitute it into the first equation:

d=12g77 d=12(11.8)77 d=141.677 d=64.6

Therefore, Grogg's dad is currently 64.6 years old.

 Oct 28, 2023

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