Question

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

Answer 1

8 years

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

thank u