Question

A wise man once said 500 reduced twice my age is 324. what is his age?

Answer 1

88 years old

Explanation:

(I put 2x because the question says twice his age. If the question said 3 times his age I would of put 3x)

2x = 500-324

2x = 176

Divide both sides by 2

x =
`(176)/(2)`

88