Question

Owen is three years less than twice as old as his sister Sara.If oven is 13 years old how old is sara?

Answer 1

Answer:

5

Step-by-step explanation:

13-3=10

10 divided by 2 is 5

Answer 2

Answer:

Sara is 8 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

13+3=16

16/2=8

Since in the problem it says three years less than twice as old as Sara we add instead of subtracting.

Checking work:

8*2=16

16-3=13

So, Sara is 8 years old.

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