SOLUTION: sixteen years from now a girls age will be 3 times her present age. find the girls age now?

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Question 1106467: sixteen years from now a girls age will be 3 times her present age. find the girls age now?
Answer by ikleyn(52835)   (Show Source):
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x + 16 = 3x. Solve for x.

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