SOLUTION: I am 44 and my daughter is twelve what will our ages be when I am 3 times her age?
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Question 521863: I am 44 and my daughter is twelve what will our ages be when I am 3 times her age?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I am 44 and my daughter is twelve what
will our ages be when I am 3 times her age?
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Let the answer be "in x years".
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Equation:
44+x = 3(12+x)
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44+x = 36 + 3x
2x = 8
Ans: x = 4 years
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In 4 years "I" will be 44+4 = 48
In 4 years the daughter will be 12+4 = 16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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