Question 1064166: *My dog has twice the age of my cat. 5 years ago, my cat was 5 years old. How old will my dog be in 2 years?
Answer by ikleyn(52899)   (Show Source):
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*My dog has twice the age of my cat. 5 years ago, my cat was 5 years old. How old will my dog be in 2 years?
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Read the text and answer: how old is your cat now?
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Comment from student: Hi, my cat is 10 years old now. may you describe the equations please?? thank you so much!!
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My response: OK, very good !
Now, the first phrase says: "My dog has twice the age of my cat"
So, how old is your dog now ?
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Comment from student: Hi Ikleyn, thanks a lot, but I dont understand.....that is the question in this exercise...how old is your dog now??
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My response: OK, this problem is, actually for the 2 grade students, I think. The solution is as follows:
1. Since, "5 years ago, my cat was 5 years old", the cat is 5+5 = 10 years now.
2. Since "My dog has twice the age of my cat", the dog is 2*10 = 20 years now.
3. In two years the dog will be 22 years old.
That's all.
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