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maggie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age. the sum of their ages is 24. write solve an equation to determine maggie's age
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maggie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age. the sum of their ages is 24. write solve an equation to determine maggie's age

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Maggie =x
brother = 2x-3
x+2x-3= 24
27 /3= 3 x/3
x= 9 years
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