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Question 842539: raj is 11 years old and his uncle is 59 year. How many years ago was rajs uncle 7 times as old as raj
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

raj is 11 years old and his uncle is 59 year

How many highlight_green%28x%29 years ago was rajs uncle 7 times as old as raj

  59 - x = 7(11-x}

   59 - x = 77 - 7x

     6x = 18

      x = 3  years ago  raj's uncle was 7 times as old as raj

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   56 = 7•8

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Answer by hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the year ago when raj's uncle is 7 times as old as raj
then raj's age x years ago = 11-x
uncle's ages x years ago is = 59-x
59-x = 7 (11-x)
6x = 18
x=3