Answer:
93 years old
Explanation:
We can set the equation up as 300 - 2x = 114 since reduce means subtraction, we do not know the age yet, and the difference is 114.
- First, we have to subtract 300 on both sides of the equation. 300 - 300 cancels out. 114 - 300 = -186
- Now, we have to divide -2 on both sides of the equation. -2x ÷ -2 leaves x by itself. -186 ÷.-2 = 93. (remember that a negative number divided by a negative number is a positive number)
- Therefore, the man is 93 years old.