In 5 years, Heath will be 3 times as old as Jude. If Heath is 16 years old today, how old is Jude today?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
In 5 years, Heath will be 16 + 5 = 21 years old. In 5 years, Jude will be 21 / 3 = 7 years old. The difference in their ages is 21 - 7 = 14 years. Today, Jude will be 16 - 14 = 2 years old.
Thus, the answer is 2.