In 16 years, Ben will be 3 times as old as he is right now

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    In 16 years, Ben will be 3 times as old as he is right now.

    Let Ben's age today be a. We're given:
    a + 16 = 3a

    Type this equation into the search engine, and we get:
    a = 8
     

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