Right now, Jamal's mother is 3 times older than jamal. But in 12 years, her age will be exactly 2 times greater than Jamal's. How old are Jamal and his mother today?

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Ana Wang

31 December, 00:56

Right now, Jamal's mother is 3 times older than jamal. But in 12 years, her age will be exactly 2 times greater than Jamal's. How old are Jamal and his mother today?

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Kennedy Morse · Answer 1

Jamal is 12 and his mom is 36

Step-by-step explanation:

If Jamal is 12 right now and you multiply that by three, you get 36. But since he's going to be half of her age in 12 years. So if you add 12 to 12 you get 24 for Jamal and if you add 12 to 36 you get 48 for his mom. This makes her age exactly double Jamal's age.