SOLUTION: Jim is 38 years old. If Jim's age is three times Lisa's age plus 5, how old is Lisa?
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Question 1001023: Jim is 38 years old. If Jim's age is three times Lisa's age plus 5, how old is Lisa?
Answer by EdenWolf(517) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = Lisa's age. Set up an equation:
3x+5=38
Solve for x. (Try to isolate x to keep it by itself on one side.)
Subtract 5 from both sides.
3x=33
x=11
ANSWER: Lisa is 11 years old.
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