SOLUTION: in 28 years, mark will be five times as old as he is now. find his present age.

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Question 261188: in 28 years, mark will be five times as old as he is now. find his present age.
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in 28 years, mark will be five times as old as he is now. find his present age.
5m = m + 28
5m - m = 28
4m = 28
m = 28/4
m = 7 yrs old

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