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EFFORT!Problem 1: How old am lif 100 reduced by 2 times my age is 36? The answer to hisquestion will be Mrs. Baker's age.

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\begin{gathered} \text{let} \\ x=\text{her age} \\ 100-2x=36 \\ subtract\text{ 100 from both sides} \\ 100-100-2x=36-100 \\ -2x=-64 \\ \text{divide both sides by -2} \\ x=(-64)/(-2) \\ x=32 \end{gathered}

Mrs Baker is 32 years old.

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