SOLUTION: Anne is now 3 times as old as she was 3 years before she was half as old as now. How old is anne?

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Question 731060: Anne is now 3 times as old as she was 3 years before she was half as old as now. How old is anne?

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Anne is now 3 times as old as she was 3 years before she was half
as old as now. How old is anne?
:
a = 3(.5a-3)
a = 1.5a - 9
9 = 1.5a - a
9 = .5a
a = 18 is her age now
:
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