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PLEASE HELP WITH THIS QUESTION FOE 20 POINTS THIS IS A WRITING QUESTION, NO MULTIPLE CHOICE Jackson is two times older than Shelly. if the sum of their ages is 18, how old is shelly??
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PLEASE HELP WITH THIS QUESTION FOE 20 POINTS

THIS IS A WRITING QUESTION, NO MULTIPLE CHOICE
Jackson is two times older than Shelly. if the sum of their ages is 18, how old is shelly??

User ShlomiF
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2x+1x=18
3x=18
x=6. Shelly is 6 years old. and Jackson 12
User Matthew Berman
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Shelly is 6 years old. 6 x 2 is 12. 12 + 6 = 18.
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