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in 5 years, Josh will be 21 years old. How old is he now?Let J= Josh's current ageWhich Formula would calculate Josh's current age?

in 5 years, Josh will be 21 years old. How old is he now?Let J= Josh's current ageWhich-example-1
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Let J represent Josh's current age.

We were told that in 5 years, Josh will be 21 years old. If we add 5 years to Joh's age, the expression would be J + 5

Thus, the required formula would be

J + 5 = 21

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