SOLUTION: Mrs Sims always claims to be five years younger than she really is. What is her real age if two and a half times her real age is three times her claimed age?

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Question 719847: Mrs Sims always claims to be five years younger than she really is. What is her real age if two and a half times her real age is three times her claimed age?
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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SIMS REAL AGE===============================X
CLAIMED AGE===================X-5
2 1/2X=3(X-5)
2 1/2X=3X-15
-1/2X=-15
X=30