SOLUTION: Charly is 5 years younger than Simon. Twenty years ago Simon was doubles Charly's age. what is the equation using x to represent Charly's age.

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Question 1140091: Charly is 5 years younger than Simon. Twenty years ago Simon was doubles Charly's age.
what is the equation using x to represent Charly's age.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, charly's age
x+5, simon's age

Twenty years ago Simon was doubles Charly's age.
highlight%28%28x%2B5%29-20=2%28x-20%29%29
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x%2B15=2x-40
15%2B40=x
x=55