document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041920>Question 1041920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mother is 40 years old and her son is 8 years old In how many years will the mother be 3 times as old as her son </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=656848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40+n=3(8+n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40+n+24+3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 8 years, the mother will be 48, and her son 16; so she will be 3 times her son's age. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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