SOLUTION: When steve was asked how old he was,he replied: 'In 30 years I'll be twice as old as I was 8 years ago'. How old is he?

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Question 1080361: When steve was asked how old he was,he replied: 'In 30 years I'll be twice as old as I was 8 years ago'. How old is he?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Steve seems like a jerk.
I would walk away and never talk to him again.
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Today he is S years old.
Thirty years from now he'll be S%2B30.
Eight years ago he was S-8.
S%2B30=2%28S-8%29
S%2B30=2S-16
-S=-46
S=46