SOLUTION: Tony is 3 times as old as Ben and is also 16 years older than Ben . How old is Ben ?

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Question 1103273: Tony is 3 times as old as Ben and is also 16 years older than Ben . How old is Ben ?
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Tony is 3 times as old as Ben and is also 16 years older than Ben . How old is Ben ?
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16 yrs is the difference, which is 2x Ben's age.
--> 8 & 24 years
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The "hard way"
T = 3B
T = B + 16
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3B = B + 16
2B = 16
B = 8