A wise woman once said, "400 reduced by twice my age is 262." What is her age?

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Nemikolh · Answer 1 · 2021-07-07T13:54:13+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

x - age of wise woman

2x - twice the age of wise woman

400 - 2x - 400 reduced by twice the age of wise woman

400 - 2x = 262

400 - 262 = 2x

138 = 2x

2x = 138

x = 69