SOLUTION: A man was 24 years when his son was born. The man is now three times as old as his son. How old is his son?
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Question 970933: A man was 24 years when his son was born. The man is now three times as old as his son. How old is his son?
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the son's age be x.
Then the man's age is 3x.
If we subtract the son's age from the man's age we get 24.
3x-x=24
2x=24
x=12
The son's age is 12 years old.
The man's age is 36 years old.
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