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Bea's uncle said that if you subtract 15 from 3 times his age you would get 60. Be a wrote this equation: 3x- 15= 60. how old is Bea's uncle? PLZ I NEED THIS ANSWER RIGHT AWAY ITSFOR A TEST AND I NEED HELPPPP

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User Crodica
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Answer: Bea's uncle is 25 years old.

Explanation:

Given the equation
3x- 15= 60, we can say that the variable "x" represents the age of Bea's uncle. Then to find his age, we need to solve for "x":

We must add 15 to both sides of the equation:


3x- 15+(15)= 60+(15)\\3x=75

Now we need to divide both sides of the equation by 3:


(3x)/(3)=(75)/(3)\\\\x=25

Therefore, we can conclude that Bea's uncle is 25 years old.

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