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A wise man once said, "400 reduced by 4 times my age is 180." What is his age?

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his age would be 76 x=76 his age

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"400 reduced by 4 times my age is 180."

400 -4a = 180

subtract 400 from each side

-4a = -220

divide by -4 on each side

a = 55

The wise man is 55

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