SOLUTION: I am 5 years older than my pet cat who's now 10. When will I be twice as old as the cat?
I have to solve using one variable. It's easy to see the answer would be 5 years ago, wh
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Question 932144: I am 5 years older than my pet cat who's now 10. When will I be twice as old as the cat?
I have to solve using one variable. It's easy to see the answer would be 5 years ago, when I was 10 and my cat was 5; but I have to solve using algebra. Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Stitch:Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Now: Cat 10, You 15.
x the number of years ago You were twice as old as the cat
15 - x = 2(10-x)
15 - x = 20 - 2x
x = 5
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