Five years ago, I am twice as old as Ana. Today, my age is 15 more than the age of Ana. Tomorrow is my birthday. What will be my age tomorrow?
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Relevant wiki: Setting Up Equations
let M be my age today and A be the age of Ana today
the equations are:
M = 1 5 + A ⟹ today
M − 5 = 2 ( A − 5 ) ⟹ five years ago
Substituting the first equation to the second equation, we get
1 5 + A − 5 = 2 A − 1 0 ⟹ A = 2 0
It follows that,
M = 1 5 + A = 1 5 + 2 0 = 3 5
Finally,
M + 1 = 3 6