SOLUTION: Adele is 5 years older than Mark. In 3 years, Mark will be 2/3 of Adele's age. What is Adele's current age?

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Question 1150632: Adele is 5 years older than Mark. In 3 years, Mark will be 2/3 of Adele's age. What is Adele's current age?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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First sentence means, Mark is 5 years younger than Adele.
y=x-5

Second sentence, %28x-5%29%2B3=%282%2F3%29%28x%2B3%29---------simplify and solve for x.