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The ages of 3 siblings combined is 27.the oldest is twice the age of the youngest.the middle child is 3 years older than the youngest.write and solve an equation to find the ages of each sibling.explain your work

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12, 9, and 6 years old. 12+9=21. 21+6= 27.
The work is like this. 6*2= 12 and 3 more than 6 is 9
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