SOLUTION: How do you turn this sentence into an equation and solve. Your friend has owned a dog for 9 years. This is one year less than twice as long as he has owned a cat. How long has your
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Question 1057805: How do you turn this sentence into an equation and solve. Your friend has owned a dog for 9 years. This is one year less than twice as long as he has owned a cat. How long has your friend owned his cat? Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source):
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How do you turn this sentence into an equation and solve. Your friend has owned a dog for 9 years.
This is one year less than twice as long as he has owned a cat. How long has your friend owned his cat?
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Mathematical translation is
9 = 2x - 1.
Solution:
9 + 1 = 2x,
2x = 10,
x = = 5.
Answer. He has a cat for 5 years.
