SOLUTION: In five years time, I will be three times as old as I was three years ago, how old am I now?
a) Write an equation using variables to represent the above statement.
b) S
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Question 228928: In five years time, I will be three times as old as I was three years ago, how old am I now?
a) Write an equation using variables to represent the above statement.
b) Solve your equation to discover the age.
Answer by chibisan(131) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a)
let your present age be x
after 5years ,
5+x = 3(x-3)
b)
5+9=3x-x
14=2x
7=x (your present age)
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