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Three years ago, Sherman was twice as old as Clive. If Clive’s present age is c, which expression represents Sherman’s present age in terms of Clive’s age?

2c − 3
2c + 6
2(c − 3)
2c + 3

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Answer:

A.

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User Ed Lucas
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3 years ago Sharman was 2x older, so his age was (c-3)*2
Now his current age is (c-3)*2+3=2c-3
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