SOLUTION: A woman id three times as old as her son,and the sum of their ages id 52.find each person's age.

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Question 165126: A woman id three times as old as her son,and the sum of their ages id 52.find each person's age.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = son's age
then because "woman is three times as old as her son"
3x = woman's age
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From:"sum of their ages id 52" we get
x + 3x = 52
4x = 52
x = 13 years (son's age)
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woman's age:
3x = 3(13) = 39 years (mother's age)