SOLUTION: Beas uncle said that if you subtract 15 from 3 times his age, you would get 60. Bea wrote this equation: 3x-15=60. How old is Beas uncle?

SOLUTION: Beas uncle said that if you subtract 15 from 3 times his age, you would get 60. Bea wrote this equation: 3x-15=60. How old is Beas uncle?

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Question 985909: Beas uncle said that if you subtract 15 from 3 times his age, you would get 60. Bea wrote this equation: 3x-15=60. How old is Beas uncle?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3x-15=60
3x=75
x=25
ANSWER: The uncle is 25 years old.
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