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  • 23-08-2017
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Melanie is 2 years older than twice bill’s age. bill is 5 years old.how old is melanie?

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barnuts
barnuts barnuts
  • 04-09-2017

Let us say that:

x = age of Melanie

y = age of Bill = 5

 

We are given that:

x = 2 y + 2

 

Solving for x by substituting the value of y:

x = 2 * 5 + 2

x = 10 + 2

x = 12

 

So Melanie is 12 years old.

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