Jill,meg,and beth are sisters.jill is 2 years younger than meg.beth is half as old as meg.use the same variable to write three a

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lgebraic expressions based on this situation.tell what the variable represents and what each expression represents

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mixas84 [53] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-08T12:10:43+03:00

Assignments

Let

Jill = J

Beth = B

Meg = M

Sounds like Beth is the youngest.

J = M - 2

B = 1/2 M

Explanation

B = 1/2 M. This means that Beth is 1/2 as old as Meg.

J = M - 2 This means that Jill is 2 years younger than Meg.

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Comment

I don't think you can go to three statements. You need one more statement than you've given us.