SOLUTION: jon is 8 years old. mr dawson is 5 times older than jon in how many years will mr dawson be 3 times as old as jon ???
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Question 354400: jon is 8 years old. mr dawson is 5 times older than jon in how many years will mr dawson be 3 times as old as jon ???
Thankss ! please helpp! Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source):
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If Jon is 8 then Mr Dawson is 8*5=40 years old.
Lets say in x years, Mr Dawson will be 3 times as old as Jon, then (we divided right side by 3 in order to make the equations even). Now to get rid of the fraction we multiply both sides by 3, subtract x from each side subtract 24 from each side divide both sides by 2 So in 8 years :)
