Amy is 3 years older than her brother. Together, their ages are 14. Amy wrote the equation x+(x+3)=14 to represent the sum of th

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Amy is 3 years older than her brother. Together, their ages are 14. Amy wrote the equation x+(x+3)=14 to represent the sum of th

eir ages. What does x represent in Amy’s equation?
Amy’s age

Amy’s brother’s age

the sum of their ages

the difference of their ages

Mathematics

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BlackZzzverrR [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-24T02:51:30+03:00

BlackZzzverrR [31]3 years ago

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She is 3 years older than her brother and has (x+3) in the equation means that x is being used as her brothers age. (She is adding 3 to her brothers age)

The answer is Amy's brother's age.