SOLUTION: Noel's age in 8 years will be three times as old as it was 2 years ago. How old is Noel now?

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Question 1152332: Noel's age in 8 years will be three times as old as it was 2 years ago. How old is Noel now?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic, greenestamps:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
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let Noel's age be

if Noel's age in years will be as old as it was years ago:

Noel is years old now

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source):
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In Eight Years Two Years Ago n+8 n-2

Meaning of Description:

Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source):
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Note that the wording of the problem is actually nonsense. will be older; his won't be older.

in 8 years will be three times as old as was 2 years ago.

For a completely different method of solution, see if this "works" for you:

The difference between 8 years from now and 2 years ago is 10 years.

If the difference in the times is 10 years, and the later age is 3 times the earlier age, then his ages at those two times are 15 and 5.

So he will be 15 8 years from now; and he was 5 2 years ago. Either way, his age now is 7.