Question

harold is a twice as old as jack , who is three years older than Dan . If Harold's age is five times Dan's age, how old in years is jack ?

Answer 1

Jack is 5 years old, WOW!

Answer 2

1 7/8 years or 1.875 years

Step-by-step explanation

Let Jack's age be x years.

Then;

Harold = 2x years

Dan = 2x - 3

But Harolds age is thre times Dan's age.

∴ 2x = 5(2x -3)

2x = 10x - 15

2x - 10x = -15

-8x = -15

8x = 15

x = 15/8

= 1 7/8 years or 1.875 years