If you multiply my age three years from now by three, and then subtract three times my age three years ago, you get my exact current age. How old am I?
18
Let age be a. 3(a + 3) - 3(a - 3) = 3a + 9 - 3a + 9 = 18. Thus, your current age is 18.
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