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Jamal is x years old. His mother is 28 years older than Jamal's. Jamal's uncle is two times older than Jamal's mother. What is an expression that represents Jamal's uncle age in years.

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Jamal =x
mother = x+28
uncle=2(x+28)
uncle = 2x + 56
2x+56
User Kajzer
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\\ \text{Given that Jamal is x years old.}\\ \text{His mother is 28 years older than Jamal, so the age of mother is}\\ =x+28\\ \\ \text{and Jamal's uncle is two times older than Jamal's mother, so}\\ \text{the expression that give his uncle's age is}=2(\text{ mother's age})\\ \\ =2(x+28)\\ \\ =2x+56

Hence, the expression that represents Jamal's uncle age in years is: 2x+56

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