Let the dog's age be D and the owner's age be O.
According to the given condition, in 3 years time, the dog will be D+3 years old and the owner will be O+3 years old.
Also, the owner was O years old 5 years ago. So, the owner's present age is O+5 years.
Given that the sum of their present ages is 22:
D + (O+5) = 22
D + O + 5 = 22
D + O = 22 - 5
D + O = 17
Now, according to the first condition, in 3 years time, the dog's age will be equal to the owner's age 5 years ago:
D + 3 = O
D = O - 3
Substitute the second equation into the third equation:
O - 3 + O = 17
2O - 3 = 17
2O = 20
O = 10
Substitute the owner's age back into the equation to find the dog's age:
D + 10 = 17
D = 7
Therefore, the owner is 10 years old and the dog is 7 years old.
In 3 years time our dog will be as old as his owner was 5 years ago find their present ages if their present ages total to 22 show the calculations
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