SOLUTION: If you double Emily’s age, subtract three and divide the result by five, the answer is five. How old is Emily?

Question 1141048: If you double Emily’s age, subtract three and divide the result by five, the answer is five.
How old is Emily?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, 4419875:
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Answer by 4419875(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let E be Emily's age.
Given:
Double Emily's age - 2E
Subtract by three and divide by 5 -
Hence the equation for this problem would be:

Multiply both sides by 5. This cancels the 5 on the left side

Add 3 both sides to remove 3 from left side

Divide both sides by 2 to isolate E - where E is Emily's age

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