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3 years ago

Nick is now seven times as old as Harry. In 6 years, Nick will be five times as old as Harry. How old will Harry be in 6 years?

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Softa [21]3 years ago

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I think its 7x+6=5(x+6) if its wrong then me so sorry. its the answer i chose tho

Papessa [141]3 years ago

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<span>Let x represent Harry's age now, and Nick's age now is 7x. [t]
In 6 years, Harry is x + 6 , and it is given that Nick's age will be 5(x+6). [t+6]

Combining [t] and [t+6], 7x + 6 = 5(x+6).
So the formula 7x + 6 = 5(x+6) represents the problem.

And x = 12 , so Harry's age in 6 years will be x +6 or 18 years .

I hope this helps!</span>

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