Question

Three times Jeff's age plus 3 is Myra's age. Myra is 48.

What is Jeff's age?

Hint: Let J-Jeff's age and M=Myra's age and write an equation, then substitute in your known variable and

solve for the unknown variable.

Answer 1

Jeff's age: 15

Explanation:

Since we know that Myra's age is three times Jeff's age plus 3 and is 48, we can use the following equation to find Jeff's age:

`M=3J+3\\48=3J+3\\45=3x\\15=J`