SOLUTION: Pamela is asked about her age. She answers as follows. "My age is 2 less than four times the age of my grandson." How old is her grandson if Pamela is 58 years old?

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Question 1205831: Pamela is asked about her age. She answers as follows. "My age is 2 less than four times the age of my grandson." How old is her grandson if Pamela is 58 years old?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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let p = the age of pamela.
let x = the age of her grandson.

the formula is p = 4x - 2
when p = 58, the formula becomes 58 = 4x - 2
add 2 to both sides of the eqution to get 60 = 4x
solve for x to get x = 15

the age of her grandson is 15.

her age is 4 * 15 - 2 = 60 - 2 = 58.
this confirms the age of her grandson is correct.