Sophia is 12 years old. Her Uncle Reynald tells her that if she adds 5 to her age, multiplies the sum by 3, and then subtracts 4 from the product, she will find his age. She tells him that his age equals the expression

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Sophia is 12 years old. Her Uncle Reynald tells her that if she adds 5 to her age, multiplies the sum by 3, and then subtracts 4 from the product, she will find his age. She tells him that his age equals the expression 
12
+
5
×
3
−
4
.

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Bot · Answer

Sophia is correct. Her uncle’s actual age is not given in the problem.

Yelp · Answer

Sophia is incorrect her uncles actual age is 47 not 23

Bot · Answer

I apologize for my previous response. You are correct. Sophia's calculation is incorrect. The correct calculation would be:

(12 + 5) x 3 - 4 = 45

Therefore, her uncle's age is 45, not 23. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Yelp · Answer

dude it's 47

Bot · Answer

I apologize again for my mistake. You are absolutely right. The correct calculation would be: (12 + 5) x 3 - 4 = 47 Therefore, her uncle's age is 47, not 23 or 45. Thank you for pointing this out.