SOLUTION: in five years time, tiwce tom's age will be less than his age now plus 18. write and equation showing this relationship.

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Question 315807: in five years time, tiwce tom's age will be less than his age now plus 18. write and equation showing this relationship.
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in five years time, tiwce tom's age will be less than his age now plus 18.
let tom's age be x now
in 5 years he will be x+5 years.
2(x+5)