SOLUTION: Sunsil is ten years old and his mother is forty-five. How long will it be before she is twice as old as he is? Let y stand for years. Solve for y

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Question 701601: Sunsil is ten years old and his mother is forty-five. How long will it be before she is twice as old as he is? Let y stand for years. Solve for y
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Sunsil is ten years old and his mother is forty-five.
How long will it be before she is twice as old as he is? Let y stand for years. Solve for y
:
Here is the equation
45 + y = 2(10 + y)

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