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Cassie's age is 3 less than twice Kara's age. The sum of their ages is 42.:Create an equation to find Kara's age, n

Solution

C a ss i e^{'} s a g e i s 3 l ess t han tw i ce K a r a^{'} s a g e . T h e s u m o f t h e i r a g es i s 42. : C re a t e an e q u a t i o n t o f in d K a r a^{'} s a g e, n

Solution

Kara^{'} s age is : 15

Cassie^{'} s age is : 27

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

2 x - 3 + x = 42

Solve for

x, 2 x - 3 + x = 42 : x = 15

Find age

Kara^{'} s age is : 15

Cassie^{'} s age is : 27

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