Solve the equation. How old is Sam? Sam's age doubled plus 5 is the same as Sam's age tripled minus 1. Question 5 options: Sam is 6yrs old. Sam is 4 yrs old. Sam is 12 yrs old. Sam is 5 yrs old.\\@Mochimin
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Let Sam's age be x years
Then, according to question:
2x + 5 = 3x - 1
Transposing 2x and -1 to other sides, we get
3x - 2x = 5 + 1
x = 6
Thus, Sam's age is 6 years