SOLUTION: If samantha were five times as old as she was six years ago, she will be thirty less than five times her current age. How old is Samantha?

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Question 627023: If samantha were five times as old as she was six years ago, she will be thirty less than five times her current age. How old is Samantha?
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If Samantha were five times as old as she was six years ago,
she will be thirty less than five times her current age.
How old is Samantha?
:
5(s-6) = 5s - 30
5s - 30 = 5s - 30
true for any age over 6, so we don't know