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Keesha Thompsons cousin is 8 years older than keesha. Write an expression for the age of keesha's cousin

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Answer:

y = 8 + x or

Keesha.cousin.age = 8 + Keesha.age

Explanation:

II. When Keesha.cousin is older than Keesha 8 years

Give y = 8 + x, when y is Keesha cousin.age, x is Keesha.age

y = 8 + x

II. Prove by given Keesha is 10 years old.

y = 8 + 10

y = 18 or Keesha cousin is 18 years old.

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