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A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, "Take my age three years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person?
Answer: Option A
- Let the present age of the person be X years.
Then, 3 (X + 3) - 3 (X - 3) = X (3X + 9) - (3X - 9) = X
X = 18
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- Let the present age of the person be X years.
Then, 3 (X + 3) - 3 (X - 3) = X (3X + 9) - (3X - 9) = X
X = 18
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