How old am I of 400 reduced by 2 times my age is 224
If the problem asks you to solve for a, we type this equation into our search engine and we get:
a = 88
- Let my age be a.
- 2 times my age: 2a
- 400 reduced by 2 times my age: 400 - 2a
- The phrase is means an equation. So we set 400 - 2a equal to 224 for our algebraic expression
If the problem asks you to solve for a, we type this equation into our search engine and we get:
a = 88