Dan will be 8X years next year. how old was Dan five years ago. give your answer in terms of X

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Irwin

8 April, 04:28

Dan will be 8X years next year. how old was Dan five years ago. give your answer in terms of X

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Nona · Answer 1

If Dan is 8x years old next year then he must be 8x-1 years old this year

With the same logic, five years ago from this year, he must be 8x-1-5=8x-6

The answer should be 8x-6