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John is 2 years younger than 3 times his sisters age, how old is his sister? Defineyour varieble and solve your equation.

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Ann [662]3 years ago

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You need his sisters age to solve the problem. if y is the sisters age and x is Johns age, then the equation is
3y-2=x

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