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Answer:
24
Step-by-step explanation:
Let d represent Donald's age now. Then Natali's age now is d+38. The age relationship 5 years ago was ...
(d+38) -5 = 3(d -5)
d +33 = 3d -15 . . . . . eliminate parentheses
48 = 2d . . . . . . . . . . . add 15-d
24 = d . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 2
Donald is 24 years old now.
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Alternate solution
You can also work this by considering that 5 years ago, Natalie's age was more than Donald's age by twice Donald's age then. Hence Donald was 38/2 = 19 at that time. Now, Donald is 19+5 = 24.
