SOLUTION: In three years Chad will be three times my present age. I will then turn half as old as he. How old am I now?
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Question 752685: In three years Chad will be three times my present age. I will then turn half as old as he. How old am I now?
Answer by Nsam(3) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X 4 chad y 4 writer
3y=x+3 firs equa
x/2=y+3 sec equa,solvin 1&2
x=2y+6,3y=2y+6+3
y=9,x=2(9)+6
x=24
There 4 Chad is 24 & writer 9yrs
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