SOLUTION: Eric's age is 8 and his mother is 42.In how many years time will the mother be 3 times as old as her son.
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Question 918866: Eric's age is 8 and his mother is 42.In how many years time will the mother be 3 times as old as her son.
Answer by asuar010(338) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the amount of years that will pass so:
3(x+8)=42+x
which will leave 3x+24=42+x and when solving for x you get 2x=18 which lets x=9. that means that after 9 years Eric=17 and Mother=51.
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