In 11 years, John's age will be 5 less than 5 times his current age. How old is he? If x represents John's current age, which of

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seraphim [82]

3 years ago

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In 11 years, John's age will be 5 less than 5 times his current age. How old is he? If x represents John's current age, which of

the following equations could be used to solve this problem? x + 11 - 5 = 5x x + 11 = 5x - 5 x + 11 = 5 - 5x

Mathematics

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seropon [69] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-02T11:28:24+03:00

seropon [69]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let John's age be x. This gives us that in 11 years, john's age will be 5 less than 5 times his current age. Therefore, we could get: $x+11=5x-5$ . This is your second equation. Solving for x, we get 4x=16 so x=4.

vladimir1956 [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-02T12:32:41+03:00

vladimir1956 [14]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

x+11=5x-5

Step-by-step explanation: