A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was , "Take my age 3 years hence, multiply it by 4 and subtract 4 times my age 3 years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person ? Choices.
A) 18 B) 92 C) 27 D) 24 E) 19
Explanation:   Let the present age of person be x years.   Then, 4(x + 3) - 4(x - 3 ) = x &lt;=&gt; (4x + 12) - (4x - 12) = x &lt;=&gt; x = 24..   Answer: 24
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A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was , "Take my age 3 years hence, multiply it by 4 and subtract 4 times my age 3 years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person ?