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Question 996263: A woman is six times as old as her son. In 9 years she will be three times as old as her son.How old are they now? Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be her son's age now. Let Mom's age be m now,
so then we have
m = 6x
In 9 years,
m + 9 = 3(x + 9)
Substitute 6x in for m and get
6x + 9 = 3x + 27
3x = 18
x = 6
m = 36
