Question 375807: a man is 32 years old while his son is 8 years old,in how many years so that the man will be twice as old as his son. Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Alan3354:Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi,
Let x represent the number of years so that the man will be twice as old as his son.
Now, the man is 32 years old while his son is 8 years old
32 + x = 2(8 + x)
solving for x
32 + x = 16 + 2x
16 = x, the number of years from now that the man will be twice as old as his son
CHECKING our Answer
32 + 16 = 2(8 + 16)= 2*24 = 48
