Q. In \(56\) years, Daniel will be \(5\) times as old as he is right now.How old is he right now?
Denoting Daniel's current age: Let's denote Daniel's current age as x. According to the problem, in 56 years, Daniel's age will be 5 times his current age. We can write this as an equation:x+56=5x
Writing the equation: Now, we need to solve for x. To do this, we'll subtract x from both sides of the equation to get all the x terms on one side:x+56−x=5x−x
Simplifying the equation: Simplifying the equation, we get: 56=4x
Dividing both sides of the equation: Next, we divide both sides of the equation by 4 to solve for x:456=44x
Finding Daniel's current age: After performing the division, we find Daniel's current age: 14=x
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