SOLUTION: Write an equation which models how old, in years, a 27 year old will be when she is 3 times as old as a 12 year old person.

Question 344372: Write an equation which models how old, in years, a 27 year old will be when she is 3 times as old as a 12 year old person.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write an equation which models how old, in years, a 27 year old will be when she
is 3 times as old as a 12 year old person.
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let n = number of years ago that this is true
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27 - n = 3(12 - n)
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27 - n = 36 - 3n
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-n + 3n = 36 - 27
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2n = 9
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n =
n = 4.5 yrs ago
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Then he will he will be 27 - 4.5 = 22.5 yrs old
young person will be 12 - 4.5 = 7.5 yrs old
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3 * 7.5 = 22.5, the age of the older person
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