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Sam is 18 and Bill is 24. how many years ago was Bill three times as old as sam​

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The answer is 15 years

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User Alexandru Diacov
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15 years ago

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So it was when Sam was x=3 years old and Bill was 3x=9 years old that Bill was 3 times as old as Sam. And since their ages are now 18 and 24, that was 15 years ago.

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