Question

Wilma is twice as old as Jamal, and Jamal is 3 years older than Tim. The sum of all their ages is 17. Let j be Jamal's age. Write and solve an equation to find Jamal's age.

Answer 1

Jamal's age is 5 because Tim is 3 years younger which is 2 and add those two together and you get 7 and Wilma is twice his age so 10 and add the others