How old am i if 200 reduced by 2 times my age is 30?
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30 = 200 - 2*age
30-200 = 200 - 2*age - 200 (subtract 200 from both sides, to isolate "age".)
30-200 = -2*age (200 - 200 = 0; remove the |200|'s from the left side.)
-170 = -2*age (subtract 200 from 30)
-170/-2 = -2*age/-2 (divide each side by -2, to isolate "age".)
170/2 = 2*age/2 (-1/-1 = 1/1; remove negative signs.)
170/2 = age (2/2 = 1/1 = 1; remove the numerator and denominator from the right side.)
Solve: age = 170/2
30-200 = 200 - 2*age - 200 (subtract 200 from both sides, to isolate "age".)
30-200 = -2*age (200 - 200 = 0; remove the |200|'s from the left side.)
-170 = -2*age (subtract 200 from 30)
-170/-2 = -2*age/-2 (divide each side by -2, to isolate "age".)
170/2 = 2*age/2 (-1/-1 = 1/1; remove negative signs.)
170/2 = age (2/2 = 1/1 = 1; remove the numerator and denominator from the right side.)
Solve: age = 170/2
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200 - 2x = 30
170 = 2x
x = 170/2 = 85
You are old!
170 = 2x
x = 170/2 = 85
You are old!