SOLUTION: adams age is 4 years less than twice blancas age. if adam is 16 years old, how old is blanca

SOLUTION: adams age is 4 years less than twice blancas age. if adam is 16 years old, how old is blanca

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Question 810215: adams age is 4 years less than twice blancas age. if adam is 16 years old, how old is blanca
Answer by Simeonkay(7) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let blancas age be x, then, adams age is
(2x-4), if adams is 16 years old now, therefore,
(2x-4)=16, simplify the bracket and collect like term
2x=16+4,
2x=20, divide both sides by 2,
x=10, so blancas age is 10 years old
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