SOLUTION: KAREN IS THREE TIMES AS OLD AS AS SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS AG. HOW OLD IS SHE NOW?

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Question 226576: KAREN IS THREE TIMES AS OLD AS AS SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS AG. HOW OLD IS SHE NOW?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let k = Karen's age now
given:
k+=+3%2A%28k+-+8%29
k+=+3k+-+24
2k+=+24
k+=+12
Karen is 12 now