soskasha soskasha
  • 06-02-2020
  • Mathematics
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a wise man once said, “ 400 reduced by 3 times my age is 163”. what is his age?

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hannahsmithpoe hannahsmithpoe
  • 06-02-2020
let man's age be x
400-3x=163
-3x=-400+163
-3x=-237
/-3
x=79
age is 79 years
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ekeleemmanuel001
ekeleemmanuel001 ekeleemmanuel001
  • 06-02-2020

Answer:

79 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

Let his age be x

400-3x=163

400-163=3x

237=3x

Divide both side by 3

237/3 =3x/3

79=x

The man's age (x) =79 years old

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