Ten years ago, a woman was 3 times as old as her son. If the son is now 10 years
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Ten years ago, a woman was 3 times as old as her son. If the son is now 10 years old, how old is the woman now?
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Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Ten years ago, a woman was 3 times as old as her son. If the son is now 10 years old, how old is the woman now?
Correct Answer: 20
Step 1: Determine the son's current age, which is given as 10 years old.
Step 2: Calculate the son's age 10 years ago. Since he is now 10, 10 years ago he was 10 - 10 = 0 years old.
Step 3: According to the question, 10 years ago the woman was 3 times as old as her son. Since the son was 0 years old then, the woman's age was 3 * 0 = 0 years old.
Step 4: Now, calculate the woman's current age. Since 10 years have passed since she was 0 years old, her current age is 0 + 10 = 10 years old.
