Question 1154853
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The mental exercise you get from solving a math problem should be the act of solving the problem -- not the act of trying to understand what the problem says.<br>
Two of the four sentences in the statement of the problem seem to have nothing to do with the problem; get rid of them.<br>
Or, if they do have some meaning, that meaning is not at all clear.<br>
{{{cross(Staff Billy)}}}
"My age is the exactly 3 times my son's
age"
"The sum of my son's age and my age
next year is 54"
{{{cross(Cabinet is me and my son)}}}<br>
Of the two sentences remaining, the meaning of the first is clear.<br>
But the meaning of the second sentence is not.<br>
Literally, the sum of 54 is the son's (current) age and the father's age next year.<br>
But it is likely, or perhaps probable, that the sum of 54 is the sum of both their ages next year.<br>
I have wasted a lot of my time writing this response.<br>
Please if you are serious about wanting help learning how to solve your problems, present them clearly.<br>