Question

maggie’s brother is 3 years younger than twice her age. the sum of their ages is 24. how old is maggie?

Answer 1

Let Maggie' age be x and his brother's age 2x-3

Therefore

x+2x-3=24

3x=27

X=9

Therefore Maggie's age is 9yrs

Answer 2

let the age of Maggie is x
then her brother s age be 2x-3
sum of their age x+2x-3=24
3x=27
x=9 hence age of Maggie is 9