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Which expression represents John's age in eight years, when y represents his present age? y + 8 8y y−8 y8

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The question is asking how old will John be 8 years from now, so if John is 20 now, he will be 28 eight years later.
So the expression is y+8
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Answer:
y+8

Explanation:

Given : The present age of John is denoted as 'y'.

Then, the mathematical expression represents John's age in eight years will be :-


y+8 [We add 8 to y]

Therefore , the expression represents John's age in eight years, when y represents his present age is
y+8.

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