A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, "Take my age three years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person?  Pick one.
A) 18  B) 87  C) 26  D) 27  E) 29
Let the present age of the person be x years.   Then, 3(x + 3) - 3(x - 3) = x   3x + 9 - 3x + 9 = x =&gt; x = 18'   18nswer: 18
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A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, "Take my age three years hence, multiply it by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person?