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Gregory’s age is 5 years greater than (1/3) 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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17=1/3*x+5
51=x+15
36=x
Amanda is 36 years old

arshikhan8123

The answer is 36 years.

Amanda is 36 years old.

The equation formed is 17=[tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] × [tex]x[/tex]+5

51=[tex]x[/tex]+15

36=[tex]x[/tex]

Amanda’s age is denoted by [tex]x[/tex],

Amanda is 36 years old.

Linear equations

The linear equation in one variable is an equation that is expressed in the form of ax+b = 0, where a and b are two integers, and x is a variable and has only one solution. For example, 2x+3=8 is a linear equation having a single variable in it.

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