SOLUTION: If Sam's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years, how old is he right now?

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Question 997032: If Sam's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years, how old is he right now?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Sam's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years, how old is he right now?
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Equation:
s + 10 = 3(s-6)
s + 10 = 3s - 18
2s = 38
s = 19 yrs (Sam's age now)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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If Sam's age after 10 years will be triple times of his age before 6 years, how old is he right now?
His current age: highlight_green%2814%29