Choosing a number divisible by 3

Two years ago a man was six times as old as his daughter. in 18 years he will be twice as old as his daughter. determine their present ages.

Larry wants to buy some carpeting for his living room. the length of the room is 4 times the width and the total area of the room is 16 square meters. what is the length of the living room

Scenario: a rectangular plot of ground is 5 meters longer than it is wide. its area is 20,000 square meters. question: what equation will you find the dimensions? note: let w represent the width. options: w(w+5)=20,000 w^2=20,000+5 (w(w+5))/2=20,000 w+2(w+5)=20,000