There were two baby dolphins at the South City Aquarium. Baby Dave is 25 days old and baby Dan is 5 days old. When will Dave be three times as old as Dan?

Well, I'm not sure about their dolphin daycare math, but based on their current ages, it seems like Baby Dave has a bit of catching up to do. To be three times as old as Dan, Dave would need to be 15 days old. So, if my calculations are correct, Dave will achieve this "dolphin ratio greatness" in 10 more days. Just make sure to bring some balloons and streamers to the celebration!

To find when Baby Dave will be three times as old as Baby Dan, let's set up an equation.

Let x represent the number of days from now.
Baby Dave's age in x days: 25 + x
Baby Dan's age in x days: 5 + x

According to the problem, Dave will be three times as old as Dan:

25 + x = 3(5 + x)

Now, let's solve the equation to find x.

To find out when Dave will be three times as old as Dan, we can set up an equation.

Let's assume that after x number of days, Dave will be three times as old as Dan.

Since Dave is currently 25 days old and Dan is 5 days old, after x days, Dave's age will be (25 + x) and Dan's age will be (5 + x).

According to the problem, Dave will be three times as old as Dan, so we can write the equation:

25 + x = 3(5 + x)

Now we can solve the equation to find the value of x, which will tell us how many days it will take for Dave to be three times as old as Dan.

Expanding the equation, we get:

25 + x = 15 + 3x

Combining like terms, we have:

2x = 10

Dividing both sides by 2, we find:

x = 5

So, it will take 5 days for Dave to be three times as old as Dan.

let it happen in x years, so

25+x = 2(5+x)

solve for x