SOLUTION: four years hence a boy will be twice as old as he was six years ago.what is his present age?
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Question 560285: four years hence a boy will be twice as old as he was six years ago.what is his present age?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
four years hence a boy will be twice as old as he was six years ago.what is his present age?
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Let his age now be "x":
Equation:
x+4 = 2(x-6)
x+4 = 2x-12
x = 16
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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