SOLUTION: Miss Blatnik's students kept trying to guess her age, so she finally gave them a clue: In twelve years, I will be three times as old as I was 32 years ago. How old is Mrs. Blatink'

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Question 962209: Miss Blatnik's students kept trying to guess her age, so she finally gave them a clue: In twelve years, I will be three times as old as I was 32 years ago. How old is Mrs. Blatink's
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = her age now
+x+%2B+12+ = her age in 12 yrs
+x+-+32+ = her age 32 yrs ago
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given:
+x+%2B+12+=+3%2A%28+x+-+32+%29+
+x+%2B+12+=+3x+-+96+
+2x+=+108+
+x+=+54+
She is 54
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check:
+x+%2B+12+=+3%2A%28+x+-+32+%29+
+54+%2B+12+=+3%2A%28+54+-+32+%29+
+66+=+3%2A22+
+66+=+66+
Ok