document.write( "Question 476263: If samantha were three times as old as she was five years ago, she will be sixty less than six times her current age. How old is Samantha? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #326772 by robertb(5830)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x = her current age.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then 3(x-5) = 6x - 60\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 3x - 15 = 6x - 60\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> 45 = 3x \n" ); document.write( "==> x = 15, Samantha's current age. \n" ); document.write( " |