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A wise man once said "300 reduced by 3 times my age is 138"

A wise man once said "300 reduced by 3 times my age is 138"
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A wise man once said "300 reduced by 3 times my age is 138"

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User Shalom Sam
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The equation is 138=300-3x
now solve by first subtracting 300 from each side: -162=-3x
divide each side by -3: x=54
The wise man is 54 years old
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