Question

When the mortgage is completely paid off or Mark in Lynn house it will be 6 times as old as it is now if they have 35 years left on the mortgage how old is the house right now?

Answer 1

Let

x -----> how old is the house right now

so

In 35 years

we have that

(x+35)=6x

solve for x

6x-x=35

5x=35

x=7 years

Therefore

The answer is 7 years