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please tomorrow exam - John is twice as old as his friend Peter. Peter is 5 years older than Alice. In 5 years, John will be three times as old as Alice. How old is Peter now?

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Leahnetic

Answer:

Peter is 20 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

John= 2(Peter's age) (j=2p)

Peter= (Alice's age + 5) (P= A+5)

Okay, so let's substitute the equations now:

John= 2(Alice + 5)

So the equation for 5 years from now is:

2(A+5) + 5 = 3a (because he is 3 times as old as alice)

so, let's solve for that equation:

2a + 10 + 5 = 3a

subtract 2a from both sides:

15= a

so, Alice is going to be 15 years old, so now we can solve for Peter's age:

P= A + 5

P= 15 + 5

P = 20

Peter is 20 years old

I hope this helps! :)

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