document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586901>Question 586901</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my grand daughter is 3 I am 48. I was 45 when she was born.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the question is: At some point during the lives of you and the younger person, 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 #373925 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=373925\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let her age=x and yours=x+45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+45)/x = 3 except when x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+45=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=22.5 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+45=67.5 y.o.<BR>\n" );
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