document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324437>Question 324437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a film, actor Charles Coburn plays an elderly \"uncle\" character criticized for marrying a woman when he is 3 times her age. He wittingly replies, \"Ah, but in 20 years time I shall only be twice her age.\" How old is the \"uncle\" and his wife at the present time? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #232203 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=msgmhenderson><B>msgmhenderson(11)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=msgmhenderson><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=232203\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a film, actor Charles Coburn plays an elderly \"uncle\" character criticized for marrying a woman when he is 3 times her age. He wittingly replies, \"Ah, but in 20 years time I shall only be twice her age.\" How old is the \"uncle\" and his wife at the present time?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation she is X.  He is 3X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Knowing she is at least 18 to marry. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "She is 20 years old which makes him.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if she is 20, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 20 and he is 3X then 3*20 is 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 20 years she is X + 20 and He is 3X + 20 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "her formula <BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+20 = 40    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "his formula <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3*20+20 = 80 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );