document.write( "Question 529224: Samson is 6 years old. His mother is 30 years old. How old will Samson be when his mother is exactly 4 times as old as he is? \n" ); document.write( "

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Samson is 6 years old. His mother is 30 years old. How old will Samson be when his mother is exactly 4 times as old as he is?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Present age of mother = 30
\n" ); document.write( "Present age of son = 6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let
\n" ); document.write( "mother will be 4 times in = x years\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After x years
\n" ); document.write( "Mother will be = 30+x
\n" ); document.write( "Son will be = 6+x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then
\n" ); document.write( "4 * (son's age) = Mother's age
\n" ); document.write( "4*(6+x)=30+x
\n" ); document.write( "24+4x=30+x
\n" ); document.write( "4x-x=30-24
\n" ); document.write( "3x=6
\n" ); document.write( "3x/3=6/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After 2 years mother's age will be 4 times of son's age.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check
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\n" ); document.write( "After 2 years
\n" ); document.write( "Son will be = 6+x = 6+2 = 8 years old
\n" ); document.write( "Mother will be = 30+x = 30+2= 32 years old (which is 4 times of 8) \n" ); document.write( "

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