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Zach is 23 years old. Zach's age is 3 years older than twice Maya's age. Let m represent maya's age

Which equation can be used to solve for Maya's age?

A.) 23=m+3
B.) 23=2m
C.) 23=3m+2
D.) 23=2m+3

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D.) 23=2m+3 that my answer

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D.) 23=2m+3

If you simply translated that equation from words to an equation, you would get 23=3+2m.
"3 years older"=3+ or +3
"twice Maya's age"= 2m
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