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  • 20-08-2018
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johns age increased by 11 is 5 less then 5 times his age how old is he

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Аноним Аноним
  • 20-08-2018

x + 11 = 5x - 5 which gives 4x = 16 i.e. x = 4

Thus John is 4 years old

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Spymore
Spymore Spymore
  • 21-08-2018

We will call X to John's age.

X + 11 = 5X - 5

11 + 5 = 5X -X

16 = 4X

X = 16/4 = 4

ANSWER John is 4 years old

We can check it by replacing this age​

4 + 11 = 5*4 - 5

15 = 20 - 5 = 15 ¡Checked!

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