SOLUTION: Sandy was 25 years old when her son was born. Her present age is 7 years less than
three times her son's present age. How old is Sandy now?
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Question 790469: Sandy was 25 years old when her son was born. Her present age is 7 years less than
three times her son's present age. How old is Sandy now?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assume Sandy is x years old now. Then her son would be x-25 years old.
Since Sandy's present age is 7 years less than three times her son's present age, we have x+7=3*(x-25) => x+7=3x-75 => 2x=82 => x=41
So Sandy is 41 years old.
Check answer: Her son is 41-25=16 years old. 16*3=48, 48-8=41. Correct
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