Question

2. Justin is five years younger than Avery. Avery is 16years old. How old is Justin? Let x represent Justin'sage.

Answer 1

As given by the question

There are given that the statement:

Justin is five years younger than Avery.

Now,

According to the question, Avery ages is 16 years old

Then,

Suppose Justin is x year old, after 5 years Justin will be 5x years old.

So,

The equation will be:

$\begin{gathered} 16-5x=0 \\ 5x=16 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the equation will be, 5x = 16.

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