SOLUTION: IF 7 YEARS AGO THOM WAS HALF AS OLD AS PHILL AND THREE TIMES AS OLD AS MELANIE then find the age of of phill 7 years from now if thom is currently 19 years old ?

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Question 1086198: IF 7 YEARS AGO THOM WAS HALF AS OLD AS PHILL AND THREE TIMES AS OLD AS MELANIE then find the age of of phill 7 years from now if thom is currently 19 years old ?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tom is +19+
+7+ yrs ago, Tom was +19+-+7+-+12+
He was 1/2 as old as Phil then, so
Phil was +2%2A12+=+24+ 7 yrs ago
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Melanie was +12%2F3+=+4+ 7 yrs ago
( this doesn't matter )
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Today Phil is +24+%2B+7+=+31+
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In 7 yrs, Phil will be +7+%2B+31+=+38+
check the math