SOLUTION: 20 years from now, Nancy will become three times as old as he is now. Find her age now.

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Question 1020757: 20 years from now, Nancy will become three times as old as he is now. Find her age now.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
20 years from now, Nancy will become
three times as old as she is now.
Make Nancy's current age = x
x + 20 = 3x
Collect like terms
3x - x = 20
2x = 20
x = 10
Nancy is 10 years old.
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