SOLUTION: If someone in 12 years will be 3 times as old as they were 32 years ago, how old are they? And what is the equation?

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Question 1065759: If someone in 12 years will be 3 times as old as they were 32 years ago, how old are they? And what is the equation?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ikleyn:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve this for x:

x+12 = 3(x-32)

Edwin

Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Very twisted formulation.

To be honest, I could not understand who are "they" and therefore was not able to solve it.

I am still not sure, who are "they".