george is 7 and his mom is 37. in how many years will his mother be 3 times as old as he is.?

Question

george is 7 and his mom is 37.  in how many years will his mother be 3 times as old as he is.?

anonymous · Answer

8 years

anonymous · Answer

Let the mothers age be 3x, and the son be x. 

The difference in their ages will always be the same. 

So, 

3x - x  = 30

x = 15. 

Checking, 

15-7 = 8
37+8 = 45

anonymous · Answer

The age of his mom now + x years will be equal to 3 times his age now + x years
3 * (7 + x) =  (37 + x)

21 + 3x = 37 + x
2x = 16
x = 8

anonymous · Answer

The answer is 8, they are both correct. My explanation is correct too but I have not considered 'x' to be the current age.

anonymous · Answer

thank u