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Question 1126189: Hi, I found the answer to this by guessing and checking, but please help me by giving me an equation using variables to solve this.
This is what I got by guessing and checking: Rhonda-43 Dawn- 13
Rhonda is 30 years older than her daughter Dawn. In two years, Rhonda will be three times as old as Dawn. How old are they now?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r Rhonda
d Dawn
system%28r=d%2B30%2Cr%2B2=3%28d%2B2%29%29

%28d%2B30%29%2B2=3d%2B6
d%2B32=3d%2B6
2d=26
highlight%28d=13%29
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highlight%28r=43%29

Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There is a bunch of lessons on age word problems
    - Age problems and their solutions
    - A fresh formulation of a traditional age problem
    - Really intricate age word problem
    - Selected age word problems from the archive
    - Age problems for mental solution
in this site.

Read them and become an expert in solving age problems.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Age word problems".


Save the link to this online textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

to your archive and use it when it is needed.