jakarigilbert14 jakarigilbert14
  • 16-12-2018
  • Mathematics
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artaud noticed that if he takes the opposite of his age and adds 40, he gets the number 28. how old is artaud?

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jdoe0001 jdoe0001
  • 16-12-2018

let's say Artaud's age is "x", its opposite will then be -x, so

[tex]\bf \stackrel{\textit{opposite of his age plus 40}}{-x+40}~~\stackrel{is}{=}~~28\implies -x+40-28=0 \\\\\\ -x+12=0\implies \boxed{12=x}[/tex]

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Аноним Аноним
  • 16-12-2018

Answer:

12 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

28 - 40 = -12

Note that -12 is the opposite of 12.

Artaud is 12

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