Gregory’s age is 5 years greater than of Amanda’s age. Gregory is 17 years old. If Amanda’s age is denoted by x, which equation

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kodGreya [7K]

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Gregory’s age is 5 years greater than of Amanda’s age. Gregory is 17 years old. If Amanda’s age is denoted by x, which equation

represents this situation and how old is Amanda?

Mathematics

1 answer:

iragen [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-01-07T16:56:59+03:00

iragen [17]2 years ago

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EXPLANATION:
Age of Amanda= x
Age of Gregory= 17
Also, Age of Gregory= x+5

Finding x:
x + 5 = 17
=> x = 17 - 5
=> x = 12

Therefore, Amanda is 12 yrs old.

ANSWER: The equation which shows the age of Amanda is: x + 5 = 7

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