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William says that 15 yeas from now, his age will be 3 times his age 5 years ago. If x x represents William present age, complete the following sentence A 15 years B 18 years C x-15=3(x-5)D x+15=3(x-5)

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Answer:I don't know what the following sentence is:But D is the equation to represent the situation and A is what turns out to be his current age.(If you want more help, on this question please post the following sentence).Step-by-step explanation:Let x represent the current age.15 years from now his age is 3 times his age 5 years ago means we have the equation:x+15=3(x-5)(I added x to 15 because we said 15 years in the future)Let's solve this to see if makes any sense just for fun:Distribute:x+15=3x-15Add 15 on both sides:x+30=3xSubtract x on both sides:    30=2xDivide both sides by 2:    15=xSo this means his current age is 15.5 years ago his age would have been 10.15 years in the future his age will be 30.Is 30 equal to 3 times 10? Yes, it is! The equation does make sense.