Problema Solution

At some point during the lives of you and the youngest person, your age will be three times his/her age at that moment write an equation which models how old in years each of you will be when you are three times as old as the youngest person. I was 25 when she was born she is now 15

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Let x years before your age was 3 times of younger person.

so, 3(15-x)=25-x   [Equation]

45-3x=25-x

20=2x

x=10 years.

So, ten years before your age was 15 and younger person age was 5.