If drew is 3 years younger than jimmy and y is the sum of their ages what is a variable equation?

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if jimmy's years is x,
then 3+2x=y

JDH answered Mar 15, 2018

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2x+3=y
X represents Drew's age and since Jimmy is 3 years older than Drew,x+3 represents Jimmy's age.

Aufheben answered Mar 17, 2018

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