SOLUTION: larry is n years old, if in 3 years time, twice larry's age will equal 20 years, then n is?

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Question 1024278: larry is n years old, if in 3 years time, twice larry's age will equal 20 years, then n is?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
If you work backwards
20/2 = 10
10 - 3 = 7
n = 7
Hope this helps :-)