SOLUTION: Musa is n years old. If his age in 10 years time would be four times his age five years ago, then how old is he now?

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Question 829847: Musa is n years old. If his age in 10 years time would be four times his age five years ago, then how old is he now?
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Musa is n years old.
If his age in 10 years time would be four times his age five years ago, then how old is he now?
:
n + 10 = 4(n-5)
find n