Sam is x years old. Sam's uncle is four times as old as Sam will be in 5 years. Find the present age of Sam's uncle
Sam's present age ----- x
Sam's age 5 years from now ---- x+5
Present age of Sam's uncle ---- 4(x+5)
Now you need some more information to find a definite answer.
e.g. if x=5
then Sam is now 5, and his uncle is 40
if x= 8, Sam is now 8 and his uncle is 52
etc , within a reasonable domain of their ages.
To find the present age of Sam's uncle, we need to set up an equation using the given information.
Let's assume that Sam's current age is x.
According to the information given, Sam's uncle is four times as old as Sam will be in 5 years. So, if we add 5 years to Sam's current age, Sam will be x + 5 years old.
Sam's uncle is four times as old as Sam will be in 5 years, which means the uncle's age is 4 times (x + 5).
Therefore, the equation becomes:
Uncle's age = 4 * (x + 5)
Now, to find the present age of Sam's uncle, we substitute the value of x into the equation for Sam's current age.
Uncle's age = 4 * (x + 5)
This equation gives us the value of the uncle's age in terms of x. To find the exact age, we need to know the value of x.