SOLUTION: In sixty two years time I will be three times as old as I was eight years ago. How old am I now?

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Question 966438: In sixty two years time I will be three times as old as I was eight years ago. How old am I now?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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a = your age now
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In sixty two years time I will be three times as old as I was eight years ago.
a + 62 = 3(a - 8)
a + 62 = 3a - 24
62 + 24 = 3a - a
2a = 86
a = 86/2
a = 43 yr now
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See if that checks out in the given statement
43 + 62 = 3(43 - 8)
105 = 3(35)