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Sam is 50 years old and his niece is 2 years old. In how many years will Sam be five times older than his niece?

User Huguenot
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Answer

y=mx+b

Explanation:

User Ssten
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Answer:

10 years

Explanation:

Let x be the number of years we need to add

We want same to be 5 times older than his niece

50 +x = 5(2+x)

Distribute

50+x = 10 +5x

Subtract x from each side

50+x-x = 10+5x-x

50 = 10+4x

Subtract 10

50-10 = 4x

40 = 4x

Divide by 4

40/4 =4x/4

10 = x

In 10 years

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