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Populaire Word Problems >

When Matt was 11 years old, his friend Geom was 15. How many years mustpass for Matt to be seven years older than one-half as old as his friend?

Solution

Wh e n M a tt w a s 11 ye a rs o l d, hi s f r i e n d G eo m w a s 15. Ho w man y ye a rs m u s tp a ss f or M a tt t o b e se v e n ye a rs o l d er t han o n e - ha l f a s o l d a s hi s f r i e n d ?

Solution

Number of years from now : 7

étapes des solutions

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{1}{2} (15 + x) + 7 = 11 + x

Solutionner pour

x, \frac{1}{2} (15 + x) + 7 = 11 + x : x = 7

Number of years from now : 7

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