SOLUTION: Ethan's dad is 30 years old. This is 10 years older than twice Ethans age. How old is Ethan?

SOLUTION: Ethan's dad is 30 years old. This is 10 years older than twice Ethans age. How old is Ethan?

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Question 693236: Ethan's dad is 30 years old. This is 10 years older than twice Ethans age. How old is Ethan?
Answer by rimjhim.tomar(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Ethan be x years old.
given that Ethan's dad is 10 years older than twice Ethans age,
then Ethan's dad is 2(x)+10.
but given that Ethan's dad is 30 yrs old,
we get,
2x+10=30
2x=20
x=10
Ethan is 10 years old.
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