Question 973063: An uncle is twice as old as his nephew, and 8 years ago he was three times as old as his nephew. Find their present ages. Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An uncle is twice as old as his nephew, and 8 years ago he was three times as old as his nephew. Find their present ages.
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At present:
let x=nephew's age
2x=uncle's age
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8 years ago:
x-8=nephew's age
2x-8=uncle's age
2x-8=3(x-8) (8 years ago he was three times as old as his nephew.)
2x-8=3x-24
x=16
nephew's age=16
uncle's age=32
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