document.write( "Question 1123613: Joe\"s age, is 5 times his age10 years ago. which equation represents the statement? \n" ); document.write( "
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if x represents joe's age now, then x = 5 * (x - 10) would be the equation that models that.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you would solve for x in this equation as follows:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify to get x = 5x - 50
\n" ); document.write( "subtract x from both sides of this equation and add 50 to both sides of thsi equation to get 50 = 5x - x
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms to get 50 = 4x
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by 4 to get 50/4 = x
\n" ); document.write( "solve for x to get x = 50/4 = 12.5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "joe is 12.5 years old today.
\n" ); document.write( "10 years ago, joe was 2.5 years old.
\n" ); document.write( "12.5 / 2.5 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "today, joe is 5 times as old as he was 10 years ago.\r
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