Elementary Algebra

by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1285194055

ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 2 - Real Numbers - 2.5 - Translating from English to Algebra - Problem Set 2.5 - Page 81: 41

Answer

Janet will be $y+10$ years old.

Work Step by Step

Since Janet is currently $y$ years old, her age will increase by $10$ over the next $10$ years. We express this increase using addition, which we can algebraically express as $y+10$

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