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John's age increased by 11 is 5 less than 5 times his age. How old is he? If x represents John's age, which of the following equations could be used to solve this problem? O x + 11 - 5 = 5x O x + 11 =
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John's age increased by 11 is 5 less than 5 times his age. How old is he?

If x represents John's age, which of the following equations could be used to solve this problem?
O x + 11 - 5 = 5x
O x + 11 = 5x -5
O x + 11 = 5 - 5x

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The answer is the last one I believe
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The second one I believe is correct. It is saying if you add 11 to johns age it is equal to 5 times his age minus 5
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