SOLUTION: in 2 years cade will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old is he now?

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Question 480652: in 2 years cade will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old is he now?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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in 2 years cade will be twice as old as he was 5 years ago. How old is he now?
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Let Cade's age now be "c";
Equation:
(c+2) = 2(c-5)
c+2 = 2c-10
c = 12
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Cade is now 12 yrs old
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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