document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477972>Question 477972</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a word problem with ages and I need to know what euaation I would use to solve it. First you should know the ages in question are 27 and 8.here is the question: At some point during the lives of you(27) and the youngest person(8), your age will be three times his/her age at that moment. Write an equation which models how old in years each of you will be when you are three times as old as the younger person. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #327515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=327515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the number of years from now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 + x = 3 * (8 + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply out to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 + x = 24 + 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract x from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 = 24 + 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 24 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 1.5 years, your age will be 28.5 years old and the younger person's age will be 9.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 * 9.5 = 28.5<BR>\n" );
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