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Simplify this expression, you are y years old. Your sister is 3 years older than you. Your uncle is 4 times older than your sister. Simplify an expression that represents the uncle's age.

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Answer:The simplified expression that represents the uncle's age is

4y + 12

Explanation:

Let y represent your age.

Your sister is 3 years older than you. This means that your sister's age is y + 3

Your uncle is 4 times older than your sister. It means that the age of your uncle would be

4(y + 3)

The simplified expression that represents your uncle's age would be

4y + 12

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