SOLUTION: Create a linear system to model this situation: A women is 3 times as old as her son. In thirteen years, she will be 2 times as old as her soon will be. Let w represent the womenâ

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Question 1182001: Create a linear system to model this situation:
A women is 3 times as old as her son. In thirteen years, she will be 2 times as old as her soon will be. Let w represent the women’s age now and let s represent the son’s age now. DO NOT solve the linear system
Found 2 solutions by mananth, josgarithmetic:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A women is 3 times as old as her son.
w=3s
(w+13) = 2(s+13)
3s+13 =2s+26


Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w woman
c son(child)
system%28w=3c%2Cw%2B13=2%28c%2B13%29%29

system%28w=3c%2Cw%2B13=2c%2B26%29

system%28w=3c%2Cw-2c=13%29

highlight%28system%28w-3c=0%2Cw-2c=13%29%29