SOLUTION: Kz is 8 years older than Mia, 8 years ago she was thrice as old as Mia. How old are they at present?

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Question 1180149: Kz is 8 years older than Mia, 8 years ago she was thrice as old as Mia. How old are they at present?




Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mia, 12
Kz, 20

Kz is m+8, if Mia is m.




Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            @josgarithmetic produced his next incorrect solution (which he does every day, several times per day).

            I came to bring the correct version. 


Mia is  "m".
Kz  is  m+8.


    (m+8)-8 = 3(m-8)


    m = 3m - 24


    24 = 3m - m

    24 = 2m

    m  = 24/2 = 12.


ANSWER.  Mia is 12 years old.  Kz is 20 years old.

Solved (correctly).

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