SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 36 years. Six years from now the woman will be twice as old as her son. How old is each?
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Question 841091: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 36 years. Six years from now the woman will be twice as old as her son. How old is each?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
Six years from now, she will be and the son will be
2.
Substitute into eq. 1,
Then,
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