Dan will be 8x years next year. how old was dan five years ago. give your answer in terms of x

If Dan is 8x years old next year then he must be 8x-1 years old this year
With the same logic, five years ago from this year, he must be 8x-1-5=8x-6

The answer should be 8x-6

38+105= 143, 39+104=143, and you will find then adding the numbers on opposite sides, moving inwards yields the answer 138 every time. because of this, you’re going to multiply 138 times the number of pairs, which is 34. therefore, 34*138= 4692(i’m sorry if it’s the wrong numbers, but it’s the right concept)

2xy/9 is the answer to this problem