Javier asks his mother how old a tree in their yard is. His mother says, “The sum of 10 and two-thirds of that tree’s age, in years, is equal to 50.” Javier writes the equation { 10 + 2/3} where a is the tree’s age in years. His equation is not correct. What error did he make?

Now here:

a: The tree’s age in years.

Also, “The sum of 10 and two-thirds of that tree’s age, in years, is equal to 50.”

⇒ 10 + two-thirds of that tree’s age = 50

$\implies 10 + (\frac{2}{3}) a = 50$

But in the equation written by Javier, the the third fraction is NOT MULTIPLIED by the age of the tree a in Years.

So, the written equation by Javier is Incorrect.

Now, solving the written correct equation for the value of a, we get:

$\implies 10 + (\frac{2}{3}) a = 50\\\implies (\frac{2}{3}) a = 40\\\implies a = 40 \times (\frac{3}{2}) = 60\\\implies a = 60$

Hence the correct age of the tree = 60 years

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