SOLUTION: Manuel is 144 years old. Victoria is 38 years old. How many years until Manuel's age is 3 times Victoria's age?

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Question 1017384: Manuel is 144 years old. Victoria is 38 years old. How many years until Manuel's age is 3 times Victoria's age?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number of years you are looking for, x.
Then we can write
144 + x = 3(38 + x)
144 + x = 114 + 3x
Now subtract x and subtract 114 from both sides and get
144 = 114 + 2x
30 = 2x
so that
x = 15 years in the future...