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Maggie's brother is 5 years younger than twice her age the sum of their ages is 24. how old is Maggie?
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Maggie's brother is 5 years younger than twice her age the sum of their ages is 24. how old is Maggie?

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let Maggie's age be x. then her brother is 2x-5. then 2x-5+x=24
3x=29
x=9⅔

14⅓ + 9⅔ = 24
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