SOLUTION: i was five times as old as my sister five years ago, and i am three times older than her now. how old am i

SOLUTION: i was five times as old as my sister five years ago, and i am three times older than her now. how old am i

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Question 272766: i was five times as old as my sister five years ago, and i am three times older than her now. how old am i
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you say that your sister was 5 years old 5 years ago, that would make you 25. Now, 5 years later, your sister would be 10 and you would be 30. That would make you three times as old 5 years later.
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