SOLUTION: Sixteen-year old Michael is twice as old as his sister.How many years ago was he three times as old as his sister?

Question 480518: Sixteen-year old Michael is twice as old as his sister.How many years ago was he three times as old as his sister?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Now Michael is 16, he is twice as old as his sister, so his sister now is years old.
Let x years ago Michael was three times as old as his sister, Mickael's age x years ago was , his sister age was
multiply by 3

years ago Michael was three times as old as his sister
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