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Max’s age is twice George’s age minus 5. The sum of Manuel’s age and Gupta’s age is 31. Let g represent George’s age. The equation 2g - 5 + g = 31 represents this situation. Complete this statement: Max is ____ years old and George is ____ years old.

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Manuel= 12 George=19
Max’s age is twice George’s age minus 5. The sum of Manuel’s age and Gupta’s age is-example-1
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Max is 19 and George is 12
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