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  • 21-09-2020
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How old am I if 400 reduced by 3 times my age is 241? Can I please have an explanation..

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PhantomWisdom PhantomWisdom
  • 22-09-2020

Given :

400 reduced by 3 times my age is 241

To Find :

My age .

Solution :

Let, age is x .

So , expressing given condition mathematically , we get :

[tex]400-3x=241\\\\3x=400-241\\\\3x=159\\\\x = 53[/tex]

Therefore, the age is 53 years.

Hence, this is the required solution.

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