Ten years from now Alex's age will be 3 times her present age. Find Alex's age now.
x + 10 = 3x
10 = 2x
5 = x
Well, to predict someone's age ten years from now, we'd need to ask Mr. Predicto! But since he's busy, let me take a stab at it. If Alex's age ten years from now will be three times her present age, then we can set up an equation: 3x = x + 10. Solving for x, we can find Alex's age now. However, I must warn you, my skills lie more in the art of comedy than in math!
Let's denote Alex's current age as x. According to the information given, ten years from now her age will be x + 10.
We also know that ten years from now Alex's age will be 3 times her present age, so we can write the equation:
x + 10 = 3x
To solve for x, we can subtract x from both sides of the equation:
10 = 2x
Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate x:
x = 10 / 2
Therefore, Alex's current age is x = 5 years old.
To find Alex's age now, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume Alex's current age is x. According to the problem, ten years from now, her age will be 3 times her present age. So, her age ten years from now will be x + 10.
Now we can write the equation:
x + 10 = 3x
Simplifying the equation, we subtract x from both sides:
10 = 2x
Dividing both sides by 2:
5 = x
Based on this, we can conclude that Alex's current age is 5 years old.