200 reduced by 2 times my age equals 16

Ok, so since it doesn't give a value for "my age", we'll call it x. So the sentence translates into an equation ...

200 reduced means ... 200 -

by 2 times my age means ... 2x

equals 16 means ... = 16

200 - 2x = 16

Now let's solve for x to find "my age"

First subtract 200 from each side to begin to isolate x

-2x = - 184

Divide each side by - 2 to isolate x

x = - 184/-2

x = 92

I'm 92 years old!