SOLUTION: in 18 years Maria will be 3 times as old as she is now how old is Maria now

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Question 800605: in 18 years Maria will be 3 times as old as she is now how old is Maria now
Answer by ortarico(23) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the current age of Maria be denoted as 'x'
In 18 years time she would be three times as old as she currently is can be interpreted as:
18 + x = 3(x)
18 = 3x - x
18 = 2x
x = 9
Maria is 9 yrz old