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A mother is three times as old as her son, and in 11 years she will be just twice his age. Find their present ages.
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A mother is three times as old as her son, and in 11 years she will be just twice his age. Find their present ages.

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The mother is 33 years old and the child is 11 because if you divide 33 by 11 you will get 3. Then if you add 11 to both ages you will get 44 for the mother and 22 for the child. Finally you divide 44 by 22 to get 2.
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