SOLUTION: The age difference between my son and me is 30 years. In 3 years from today , I will be three times as old as my son.What is my age now?

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Question 1150498: The age difference between my son and me is 30 years. In 3 years from today , I will be three times as old as my son.What is my age now?
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Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source):
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Let the son age will be x years. Then your age is (x+30) years. In three years . . . (x + 30) + 3 = 3*(x+3). Simplify and solve x + 33 = 3x + 9 33 - 9 = 3x - x 24 = 2x x = = 12. Thus the son is 12 years old; you are 12+30 = 42 years old. ANSWER. You are 42 years old.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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The age difference between my son and me is 30 years. In 3 years from today , I will be three times as old as my son.What is my age now?
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3 times as old ---> 30 is 2x the son's age.
---> 15 & 45 in 3 years.
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The hard way:
In 3 years:
D = 3S
D = S + 30
etc.