how old is peter now?

peter is 1/4 as old as john. in 5 years time, peter will be 1/3 as old as john. how old is peter now?
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Now: Peter X, John 4X

In 5 years: Peter X+5, John 4X+5

(4X+5):(X+5)=3

4X+5=3x+15

X=10
by Level 8 User (35.3k points)

Now:Peter is 5 and John is 20

in 5 years Peter is 10 and John is 30

That means Peter is now 5

by Level 9 User (42.6k points)

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