Question

Maggie’s brother is 6 years younger than 4times her age the sum of their ages is 64.
How old is Maggie?

Answer 1

First, make an equation to model your statement.

M will be your variable because we are trying to find Maggie’s age.

4m-6+m=64

Then solve.

4m-6+m=64
4m+m-6=64
5m-6=64
+6. +6
—————
5m=70
—. —
5. 5
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m=14

Maggie’s age is 14 years old.