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Jamie is currently 25 years older than Alex. In four years Jamie will be three times as old as Alex was 5 years ago. What are their ages now?

Solution

J ami e i s c u rre n tl y 25 ye a rs o l d er t han A l e x . I n f o u r ye a rs J ami e w i ll b e t h ree t im es a s o l d a s A l e x w a s 5 ye a rs a g o . Wha t a re t h e i r a g es n o w ?

Solution

Jamie^{'} s age is : 47

Alex^{'} s age is : 22

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x + 4 = 3 (x - 25 - 5)

Solve for

x, x + 4 = 3 (x - 25 - 5) : x = 47

Find age

Jamie^{'} s age is : 47

Alex^{'} s age is : 22

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