document.write( "Question 1097452: If Sarah is 8, and you are three times her age, how old are you when you're double her age? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #711850 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! She is 8, I am 24. \n" ); document.write( "x is number or years until I am twice her age \n" ); document.write( "(24+x)/(8+x)=2 \n" ); document.write( "multiply through by 8+x \n" ); document.write( "24+x=16+2x \n" ); document.write( "8=x \n" ); document.write( "in 8 years, when I am 32 and she is 16. \n" ); document.write( " |