SOLUTION: Ten years from now Sam will be twice as old as she was three years ago. How many years old is Sam now?

Question 1055444: Ten years from now Sam will be twice as old as she was three years ago. How many years old is Sam now?
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Ten years from now Sam will be twice as old as she was three years ago. How many years old is Sam now?
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S + 10 = 2*(S-3),

S + 10 = 2S - 6,

10 + 6 = 2S - S,

S = 16.

Answer.  16 years.

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