SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 36 years. Six years from now the woman will be twice as old as her son. How old is each?

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Question 841091: The sum of the ages of a woman and her son is 36 years. Six years from now the woman will be twice as old as her son. How old is each?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.W%2BS=36
Six years from now, she will be W%2B6 and the son will be S%2B6
W%2B6=2%28S%2B6%29
W%2B6=2S%2B12
2.W=2S%2B6
Substitute into eq. 1,
2S%2B6%2BS=36
3S=30
S=10
Then,
W=2%2810%29%2B6
W=26