SOLUTION: Please help me solve this two step equation - word problem
A wise man once said, ''400 reduced by 3 times my age is 163'' What is his age?
I got 187.6666
Please tell me if
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Question 558653: Please help me solve this two step equation - word problem
A wise man once said, ''400 reduced by 3 times my age is 163'' What is his age?
I got 187.6666
Please tell me if i got this right
Found 2 solutions by mananth, josmiceli:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let man's age be x
400-3x=163
-3x=-400+163
-3x=-237
/-3
x=79
age is 79 years
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = his age
given:
He is 79
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