SOLUTION: Lee�s mother was 3 times Lee�s age six years ago. Now Lee�s mother is 28 years older than Lee. What is Lee�s age now?

Question 1017376: Lee�s mother was 3 times Lee�s age six years ago. Now Lee�s mother is 28 years older than
Lee. What is Lee�s age now?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call Mom's and Lee's age NOW, M and L.
Then we can write
M - 6 = 3(L - 6) and
M = L + 28
Substitute this into the first equation and get
L+28 - 6 = 3(L - 6)
L + 22 = 3L - 18
Add 18 and subtract L from both sides and get
L + 40 = 3L
40 = 2L
L = 20 years old NOW.
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