SOLUTION: Devon is 12 years old.His age is two more than half the age of Steven. Find the age of Steven.
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Question 1054551: Devon is 12 years old.His age is two more than half the age of Steven. Find the age of Steven.
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Devon is 12 years old.
His age is two more than half the age of Steven.
d = .5s + 2
Find the age of Steven.
replace d with 12
12 = .5s + 2
12 - 2 = .5s
10 = .5s
multiply both sides by 2
20 = s
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Steven is 20 yrs old
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Check this
d = .5(20) + 2
d = 10 + s
d = 12
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