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A wise man once said, “400 reduced by 3 times my age is 163.” What is his age? ( I need the step by step equation to solve this)

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Answer: the wise man is 79

Explanation:

400 - 3x = 163

400–163 =3x

237 = 3x or 3x = 237 or x = 79…

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