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Ishaan is 7 times as old as Christopher and is also 35 years older than Christopher. How old is Christopher?

Solution

I s haan i s 7 t im es a s o l d a s C h r i s t o p h er an d i s a l so 35 ye a rs o l d er t han C h r i s t o p h er . Ho w o l d i s C h r i s t o p h er ?

Solution

Christopher^{'} s age is : 5 \frac{5}{6}

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x = 7 x - 35

Solve for

x, x = 7 x - 35 : x = \frac{35}{6}

Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers:

5 \frac{5}{6}

Christopher^{'} s age is : 5 \frac{5}{6}

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