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manuel is 5 less than twice gupta's age The sum of manuel's and gupta;s age together is 31

a.use (g)to write an expression to represent gupta's age

b. use (g) to write an expression to represent manuel's age

c. write an equation to solve for the boys age and interpret the meaning in the context

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3g - 5 = 31
31 + 5 = 36
3g = 36
g = 12 Gupta is 12 Manuel is 19 (2g - 5 = 19)
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