SOLUTION: In five year's time, I will be three times as old as I was three years ago. How old am I now?

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Question 812030: In five year's time, I will be three times as old as I was three years ago. How old am I now?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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m+5=3*(m-3)
m+5=3m-9
14=2m
7=m
check
12=3*(4)
12=12
ok