SOLUTION: Xavier is 2 years old and his mother is 26 years old. In how many years' time will his mother's age be three times Xavier's age?

Question 1062270: Xavier is 2 years old and his mother is 26 years old. In how many years' time will his mother's age be three times Xavier's age?
Answer by math_helper(2461) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let t = number of years in question
In 't' years, his mother will be 26+t and Xavier will be 2+t years old, then tack on *3 to match the problem statement:
26+t = (2+t)*3
26+t = 6+3t
-2t = -20
t = 10
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Answer: in 10 years, Xavier's mother will be 3 times his age.
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Check: 26+10 = 36
(2+10)*3 = 12*3 = 36 (ok)

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