Hey, do you still need the answer?
43 and 44, but it's closer to 43
To solve this problem, we must set up a system of equations. In this case, let's let Maggie's age be represented by the variable m and her brother's age be represented by the variable b. We are told that the sum of their ages is 24, which gives us our first equation: m + b = 24. We can construct our next equation from the first sentence of given information: b = 2m - 3. This makes our system of equations:
m + b = 24
b = 2m - 3
To solve, we are going to substitute the value for b in terms of m given by the second equation into the first equation for the variable b.
m + b = 24
m + 2m - 3 = 24
To simplify, we must first combine the variable terms on the left side of the equation using addition.
3m - 3 = 24
Next, we should add 3 to both sides of the equation to get the variable term alone on the left side of the equation.
3m = 27
Finally, we should divide both sides by 3 in order to get the variable m alone.
m = 9
Therefore, Maggie is 9 years old (using the first equation and substituting in this value you can find that her brother is 15 years old).
Hope this helps!
Even though this is not maths, let me help you. In order to answer the first question I suggest you to try to <span>imagine what would happen if people had the power to genetically alter things. It might be helpful to think about how it would affect your life. In that case you would come up to the answer on what should I do with my genetic power.
Now for the second one, let me say that </span> <span>science cannot answer because results are not in the hands of the scientists, but in the hands of the people.
I hope this info can help</span>
