Solving Equations
Question 1. Mr Jones is 4 years older than his wife and 31 years older than his son. All three ages add up to 82 years. If Mr Jones is x years old, find the value of x and find the ages of his wife and son.

Question 2. Two men are decorating a room. One has painted 20m^2 and the other 6m^2. They continue painting and manage to paint another x m^2 each. If the first man has painted exactly three times the area painted by the second man, find the value of x.