Question

Magie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age. the sum of their ages is 24.how old id Maggie

Answer 1

M = Maggie B= brother
This is the equation you would have to do trial and error

Answer 2

Answer: Maggie's is 8 years old.

Explanation:

Let the present age of Maggie be 'x' years

Then , as per given , the present age of Maggie's brother will be 2x-3 years .

According to the question :-

Maggi's age + Brother's age = 24

⇒ x+2x-3 = 24

⇒ 3x = 24+3 [Adding 3 on both sides ]

⇒ x = 24÷3 [Dividing by 3 on both sides ]

⇒ x= 8

Hence, Maggie's is 8 years old.