SOLUTION: Mrs. Smith is 2 years more than 3 times as old as her son. If the difference between their ages is 22 years, how old is Mrs. Smith?
will the answer be 32
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will the answer be 32
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Question 69105: Mrs. Smith is 2 years more than 3 times as old as her son. If the difference between their ages is 22 years, how old is Mrs. Smith?
will the answer be 32 Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Mrs. Smith is 2 years more than 3 times as old as her son. If the difference between their ages is 22 years, how old is Mrs. Smith?
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Let Mrs. Smith's age be x yrs.
Then her son is "x-22" yrs old.
EQUATION:
x-2=3(x-22)
x-2=3x-66
2x=64
x=32 (Mrs. Smith's age)
x-22=10 (Her son's age)
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Stan H.
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