SOLUTION: tina says my age is four times the difference of my age after four years and my age three years ago. how old am I?

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Question 947544: tina says my age is four times the difference of my age after four years and my age three years ago. how old am I?

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she's 28
let's assume x is the difference between her age after four years and her age before 3 years, and let's assume y is her age, and atm means (at the moment)
so
4x=y atm
x=(y+4)-(y-3)
x=y+4-y+3
x=7
y atm = 4x7=28 years old