SOLUTION: In five years'time i will be twice as old as my twin sister was three yrs ago.How old will she be in a years'

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Question 1045322: In five years'time i will be twice as old as my twin sister was three yrs ago.How old will she be in a years'
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In five years'time i will be twice as old as my twin sister was three yrs ago.How old will she be in a years'
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"In five years'time i will be twice as old as my twin sister was three years ago."  is the same as to say

"In five years'time i will be twice as old as I was three years ago."


In other words,

x + 5 = 2(x-3).

Solve for x:

x = 11.

So, I am 11 years old now.
Same as my twin sister is now.

Hope, now you can answer your question.

By the way, what is your question?

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