Jamila is 10 years old. She is half...

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Jamila is 10 years old. She is half her aunt's age minus 8 years. Use x to find the age of Jamila's aunt. Write an equation, and then solve for the variable.

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Let Jamila's age be J = 10 years

Let Jamila's Aunt;s age be x

Then J = x/2 - 8

OR x/2-8 = 10

i.e. x/2=18

i.e. x = 36 years

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