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In 25 years, Joseph's age will be eight times as old as he was 10 years ago. How old is he now?

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In25years,Joseph′sagewillbeeighttimesasoldashewas10yearsago.Howoldishenow?

Solution

Joseph′sageis:15
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:x+25=8(x−10)
Solve for x,x+25=8(x−10):x=15
Joseph′sageis:15

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