A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was , "Take my age 5 years hence, multiply it by 3 and subtract 3 times my age 5 years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person ? Choose the correct choice.
A) 18  B) 92  C) 27  D) 26  E) 30
Explanation:   Let the present age of person be x years.   Then, 3(x + 5) - 3(x - 5) = x &lt;=&gt; (3x + 15) - (3x - 15) = x &lt;=&gt; x = 30..   Answer: 30
<result>E</result>
A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was , "Take my age 5 years hence, multiply it by 3 and subtract 3 times my age 5 years ago and you will know how old I am." What was the age of the person ?