Nila is now x years old. Three yrs ago, her brother ricky was twice as old as she, write rickys age ten yrs frm now in terms of x.
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To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation based on the information given and then solve it.
Let's start by translating the given information into equations:
1. Nila is now x years old. So, Nila's current age is x.
2. Three years ago, Nila's age was (x - 3).
3. Three years ago, Ricky was twice as old as Nila. So, Ricky's age three years ago was 2 * (x - 3).
To find Ricky's age ten years from now, we need to add 10 to Ricky's current age. Let's represent Ricky's current age by 'r'.
Therefore, the equation we need to solve is:
Ricky's age in 10 years = r + 10
Now let's substitute 'r' using the information we have: Ricky's age three years ago was twice Nila's age three years ago.
Ricky's age three years ago = 2 * (x - 3)
Since Ricky's age three years ago was 2 * (x - 3), Ricky's current age is three years older than that.
Ricky's current age (r) = 2 * (x - 3) + 3
Now we can express Ricky's age in ten years using the equation we derived earlier:
Ricky's age in 10 years = 2 * (x - 3) + 3 + 10
Simplifying this equation, we find:
Ricky's age in 10 years = 2x - 6 + 3 + 10
Ricky's age in 10 years = 2x + 7
So, Ricky's age ten years from now can be expressed as 2x + 7 in terms of x.