SOLUTION: Is SAm's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years how old is he right now?

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Question 1000368: Is SAm's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years how old is he right now?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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let s = Sam's present age
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Write an equation for exactly what it says
" Is SAm's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years"
s + 10 = 3(s-6)
s + 10 = 3s - 18
10 + 18 = 3s - s
28 = 2s
s = 28/2
s = 14 yrs right now?
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Check this for yourself in the original equation