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Sarah's age is five less than twice her sister's age. Sarah is fifteen years old.

Which equation could you use to solve for the age of Sarah's sister?

2 x - 5 = 15
15 - 5 = 2 x
15 = 5 - 2 x
2(15) - 5 = x

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To solve for the age of Sarah's sister using the information given:

  1. We know that Sarah's age (which is 15) is five less than twice her sister's age.
  2. If we let the sister's age be represented by \( x \), we can write the relationship as follows:

\[ 15 = 2x - 5 \]

Rearranging this equation to solve for \( x \) (the age of Sarah's sister) leads us to the correct initial equation from the provided options.

The equivalent equation you could use to solve for Sarah's sister's age is:

\[ 2x - 5 = 15 \]

So, the correct answer is:

2 x - 5 = 15