document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100402>Question 1100402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tim and his mother have the same birthday. When Tim is 12, his mother is 48.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old will they be when his mother's age is 3 times hers? Let this happen in \"n\" years.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in n years, his mother will be 48+n and Tim 12+n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(48+n)/(12+n)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply both sides by (12+n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+n=36+3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=6 years. She will be 54 and he will be 18.<BR>\n" );
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