Maggie’s brother is 3 years younger than four times her age. The sum of their age is 22 how old is maggie

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gayaneshka [121]3 years ago

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Hey there!

Let's write this as a system of equations.

m+b=22

b= 4m-3

Let's plug our value for b into the first equation and solve for m.

m+4m-3=22

We combine like terms.

5m-3=22

We add 3 to both sides.

5m=25

We divide both sides by 5.

m=5

Therefore, Maggie is 5 years old.

I hope this helps!

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