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Mary is 3 times as old as her son. In 12 years Mary's age will be one year less than twice her sons age. How old is Mary?
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Mary is 3 times as old as her son. In 12 years Mary's age will be one year less than twice her sons age. How old is Mary?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let son's age be x
Mary's age = 3x
..
12 years later
son will be x+12
Mary will be 3x+12
..
3x+12 = 2(x+12)-1
3x+12=2x+24-1
3x-2x=24-12-1
x=11 --- son's age
Mary's age = 3*11 = 33 years
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