SOLUTION: Five years ago. Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?

Question 227765: Five years ago. Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?

Answer by drj(1380) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Five years ago, Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years. How old is he now?

Step 1. Let x be the age of Jhons.

Step 2. Let x-5 be the age of Jhons five years ago.

Step 3. Let x+8 be the age of Jhons 8 years from now.

Step 4. Then since five years ago, Jhons age was half of the age he will be in 8 years

Step 5. Solving the equation in Step 4 yields the following steps

Multiply by 2 to get rid of the denominator

Add 10-x to both sides of the equation

Check equation in Step 4 or . Then which is a true statement.

Step 6. ANSWER: The age of Jhons is 18 years old.

I hope the above steps were helpful.

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