SOLUTION: "how old are you nelson?"asked the young child "well my present age is 6 times what it will be in 8 years time, less 6 times what it was 5 years ago,"said nelson .how old is he?

SOLUTION: "how old are you nelson?"asked the young child "well my present age is 6 times what it will be in 8 years time, less 6 times what it was 5 years ago,"said nelson .how old is he?

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Question 591626: "how old are you nelson?"asked the young child "well my present age is 6 times what it will be in 8 years time, less 6 times what it was 5 years ago,"said nelson .how old is he?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
my present age is 6 times what it will be in 8 years time, less 6 times what it was 5 years ago,
:
Let n = his present age
:
n = 6(n+8) - 6(n-5)
n = 6n + 48 - 6n + 30
n = 78 is his present age
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