SOLUTION: Asim is now 3times as old as irfan . After 10 years. Asim will be twice as old as irfan .Asim age at this time is.

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Question 1160255: Asim is now 3times as old as irfan . After 10 years. Asim will be twice as old as irfan .Asim age at this time is.
Found 4 solutions by saw, MathTherapy, Alan3354, ikleyn:
Answer by saw(34)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I = x
A = 3x
After 10 years
I = x+10
A = 2(x+10) = 2x+20
(x+3x)+10 = (x+10+2x+20)
4x+10 = 3x+30
x = 20
3x = 60
Check-----
(x+3x)+10 = (x+10+2x+20)
90 = 90


Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Asim is now 3times as old as irfan . After 10 years. Asim will be twice as old as irfan .Asim age at this time is.
The other person is WRONG!
Asim is NOT 60 - FAR from it, and Irfan is NOT 20. Again, far from it!
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Asim is now 3 times as old as irfan. After 10 years, Asim will be twice as old as irfan. Asim age at this time is.
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A = 3I
A+10 = 2(I+10) = 2I+20
3I+10 = 2I+20
I = 10
A = 30

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is a bunch of lessons on age word problems
    - Age problems and their solutions
    - A fresh formulation of a traditional age problem
    - Really intricate age word problems
    - Selected age word problems from the archive
    - Age problems for mental solution
    - Miscellaneous age problems
in this site.

Read them and become an expert in solving age problems.

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