Maggie's brother is 13 years younger than twice her age. The sum of their ages is 32. How old is Maggie? Maggie is years old.

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Crab Bucket · Answer 1 · 2020-07-16T14:32:37+0000

Explanation:

let Maggie's age be "m" and her brother's "p"

p= 2m-13 ~equation 1

p+m=32 ~ eqn 2

put eqn 1 into eqn 2

2m-13+m=32

3m=32+13

3m=45

m=45/3

m=15