If drew is 3 years younger than jimmy and y is the sum of their ages what is a variable equation?

Mathematics

2 answers:

lianna [129]3 years ago

8 0

2x+3=y
X represents Drew's age and since Jimmy is 3 years older than Drew,x+3 represents Jimmy's age.

antiseptic1488 [7]3 years ago

3 0

If jimmy's years is x,
then 3+2x=y

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