SOLUTION: kofi's age in10years will be 4times his age 5 years ago.how old is kofi now?

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Question 737377: kofi's age in10years will be 4times his age 5 years ago.how old is kofi now?
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kofi's age in10years will be 4times his age 5 years ago.
how old is kofi now?
:
let a = his present age
the equation for the statement:
a + 10 = 4(a-5)
find a