SOLUTION: Ben is 70 years old and Ishaan is 18 years old. How many years will it take until Ben is only 3 times as old as Ishaan?

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Question 925378: Ben is 70 years old and Ishaan is 18 years old.
How many years will it take until Ben is only 3 times as old as Ishaan?
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, stanbon:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = years in future when ben is three times ishaan's age
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70 + x = 3(18 + x)
70 + x = 54 + 3x
2x = 16
x = 8
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answer:
in 8 years ben will be three times ishaan's age
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ben is 70 years old and Ishaan is 18 years old.
How many years will it take until Ben is only 3 times as old as Ishaan?
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Let that number of years be "x"::
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Equation:
70+x = 3(18+x)
70+x = 54 + 3x
2x = 16
x = 8 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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