Answer to Question #31590 in Algebra for John

Question #31590

iF YOU DOUBLE my age and add 7 you get 42 more than my age how old am i.

Expert's answer

Let you age is x. Then we can construct the following equation:
2x+7=42+x
whence x=42-7=35

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