SOLUTION: Rose is 20 years older than Lisa. In 8 years she will be 3 times as old as Lisa. How old is each now?
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Question 1096856: Rose is 20 years older than Lisa. In 8 years she will be 3 times as old as Lisa. How old is each now?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let L and L+20 be Lisa and Rose, respectively. Then:
L+20+8=3(L+8)
L+28=3L+24
Solve for L
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