SOLUTION: Tom was asked how old he was?.He was replying in 2 years i will be twice as old as i was 5 years ago. How old is he?

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Question 886875: Tom was asked how old he was?.He was replying in 2 years i will be twice as old as i was 5 years ago. How old is he?
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Tom was asked how old he was?.
He was replying in 2 years i will be twice as old as i was 5 years ago.
How old is he?
:
let a = his present age
write an equation for the given statement
:
a + 2 = 2(a-5)
a + 2 = 2a - 10
2 + 10 = 2a - a
12 = a
:
Check this in the given statement