Max's age is 2 more than his fathers age divided by 4. Max is 13 years old. How old is his dad? | MathCelebrity Forum

Max's age is 2 more than his fathers age divided by 4. Max is 13 years old. How old is his dad?

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Max's age is 2 more than his fathers age divided by 4. Max is 13 years old. How old is his dad?

Let Max's father be age f. We're given:
(f + 2)/4 = 13

Cross Multiply:
f + 2 = 52

Typing this equation into the search engine, we get:
f = 50
 
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