Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. In five years Sam will be 3 times as old as Drew. If Drew is currently 12 years old, how old is Sam?
In five years Drew will be 12 + 5 = 17 years old. In five years Sam will be 3(17) = 51 years old. Sam is currently 51 - 5 = 46 years old.
The final answer: 46.