3 years ago, Vin’s age is 3 times the age of Paul. At the present, Vin’s age is twice the age of Paul. What would be their age 3 years from now if the sum of their present age is 18?

Answer 1

v-3 = 3(p-3)
v = 2p
v+p=18

clearly Vin is 12 and Paul is 6

You can do that without the first condition at all.

Answer 2

Josh is 49 inches tall. His father is 70 inches tall. What is the percent that is equal to the ratio of Josh's height to his father's?

Answer 3

Jill said eight times my age is three years ago equals 104 how old is Jill now

Answer 4

a man's age is 120% of what it was 8 years ago. what is his present age answer