How old am I if 500 reduced by 2 times my age is 388

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10-02-2017
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How old am I if 500 reduced by 2 times my age is 388

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apologiabiology apologiabiology · Answer 1 · 2017-02-10T01:08:53+01:00

apologiabiology apologiabiology

10-02-2017

remember you can do anything to an equation as long as you do it to both sides
a=age

500 reduced by 2 times a is equal to 388

500-2a=388
minus 500 both sides
-2a=-112
divide both sides by -2
a=56

you are 56

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