Question 1064166
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*My dog has twice the age of my cat. 5 years ago, my cat was 5 years old. How old will my dog be in 2 years?
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Read the text and answer: how old is your cat now?



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<U>Comment from student</U>: Hi, my cat is 10 years old now. may you describe the equations please?? thank you so much!!
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<U>My response</U>: OK, very good !

Now, the first phrase says: "My dog has twice the age of my cat"

So, how old is your dog now ?



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<U>Comment from student</U>: Hi Ikleyn, thanks a lot, but I dont understand.....that is the question in this exercise...how old is your dog now??
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<U>My response</U>: OK, this problem is, actually for the 2 grade students, I think. The solution is as follows:


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1.  Since, "5 years ago, my cat was 5 years old", the cat is 5+5 = 10 years now.

2.  Since "My dog has twice the age of my cat", the dog is 2*10 = 20 years now.

3.  In two years the dog will be 22 years old.
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That's all.