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Alex was visiting his uncle joe for summer break. Combined, they are 70 years old. Uncle Joe is 4 times as old as Alex. Create an equation and determine how old Alex and Uncle J…

Alex was visiting his uncle joe for summer break. Combined, they are 70 years old. Uncle Joe is 4 times as old as Alex. Create an equation and determine how old Alex and Uncle J…
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Alex was visiting his uncle joe for summer break. Combined, they are 70 years old. Uncle Joe is 4 times as old as Alex. Create an equation and determine how old Alex and Uncle Joe are.

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x = age of Alex

4x + x = 70

5x = 70

x = 14 = Alex's age

4x = 56 = Alex's uncle's age

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