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In 20 years charles will be 3 times as old as he is now. How old is he now?

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In 20 years charles will be 3 times as old as he is now. How old is he now?

Let Charles's age be a today. We're given:
a + 20 = 3a

If we type this equation into our search engine, we get:
a = 10

Let's check our work in our given equation:
10 + 20 ? 3(10)
30 = 30 <-- Checks out!
 
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