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Gregory’s age is 5 years greater than of Amanda’s age. Gregory is 17 years old. If Amanda’s age is denoted by x, which equation represents this situation and how old is Amanda?
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Gregory’s age is 5 years greater than of Amanda’s age. Gregory is 17 years old. If Amanda’s age is denoted by x, which equation represents this situation and how old is Amanda?

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Step-by-step explanation:
Age of Amanda= x
Age of Gregory= 17
Also, Age of Gregory= x+5

Finding x:
x + 5 = 17
=> x = 17 - 5
=> x = 12

Therefore, Amanda is 12 yrs old.

ANSWER: The equation which shows the age of Amanda is: x + 5 = 7

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