SOLUTION: in 20 years time i will be 3 times as old as i was 8 years ago. how old am i now

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Question 592092: in 20 years time i will be 3 times as old as i was 8 years ago. how old am i now
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in 20 years time i will be 3 times as old as i was 8 years ago. how old am i now
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let a = your present age
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Write an equation for exactly what it says:
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a + 20 = 3(a-8)
a + 20 = 3a - 24
20 + 24 = 3a - a
44 = 2a
a = 44/2
a = 22 yrs is your present age
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Check this
22 + 20 = 3(22-8)