document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=700986>Question 700986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can't seem to come up with the corect answer to this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 years from now i will be 3 times as old as i was 27 years ago. how old am I ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432115 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432115\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A = your age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three years from now (A + 3) you will be 3 times as old as 27 years ago (A-27)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In equation form this is A+3 = 3(A-27) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + 3 = 3A - 81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you are 42 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check: 27 years ago you were 42 - 27 = 15.  Three years from now, you will be 45, which is 3x15 </SPAN>\n" );
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