SOLUTION: at some pint during the lives of you and the youngest person, your age will be three times his age at that moment. Write an equation which modesl how old in years each of you will

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Question 453179: at some pint during the lives of you and the youngest person, your age will be three times his age at that moment. Write an equation which modesl how old in years each of you will be when you are three times as old as the younger person. oldest person's age is 54 and youngest person's age is 32
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At some point during the lives of you and the youngest person, your age will be three times his age at that moment.
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Write an equation which models how old in years each of you will be when you are three times as old as the younger person.
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Oldest person's age is 54 and youngest person's age is 32
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Equation:
(54+x) = 3(32+x)
54+x = 96+3x
2x = -42
x = -21
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Age at which you are 3 times the age of the younger person:
You: 54+x = 54-21 = 33
Younger: 32+x = 32-21 = 11
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Cheers,
Stan H.