CEMC Pascal, 2007

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Norine can retire when her age and the number of years that she has worked add to $85$ . At present, she is $50$ years old and has worked for $19$ years. If she works continuously until she retires, how old will she be when she can retire?

(A) $53$ (B) $54$ (C) $58$ (D) $66$ (E) $69$

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