SOLUTION: Eight years ago, Hold was 7 times older than her son. Today, she is exactly 3 times as old as her son.
How old are both Mrs. Hold and her son today?
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How old are both Mrs. Hold and her son today?
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Question 769390: Eight years ago, Hold was 7 times older than her son. Today, she is exactly 3 times as old as her son.
How old are both Mrs. Hold and her son today? Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hold was 7x older than her son.
H = 7S
Eight years later she is exactly
3 x as old as her son.
H + 8 = 3(S + 8)
Replace H with 7S from first equation
7S + 8 = 3(S + 8)
7S + 8 = 3S + 24
4S = 16
S = 4
Ages today.
Son = 12 years old
Mrs. Hold = 36 years old.
Hope this helps.
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