document.write( "Question 1088196: alex is 2 years old and his mother is 26 years old.In how many years'time will his mother's age be three time Alex's age? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let n be the amount of years before Alex's mother is 3x his age. Then:
\n" ); document.write( "3(2+n)=26+n
\n" ); document.write( "6+3n=26+n
\n" ); document.write( "2n=20
\n" ); document.write( "n=10
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