In this exercise, the age of Maggie is related to the age of her brother. The sum of their ages is given, and we need to use it to determine their age separately. We can rewrite the given information as algebraic expressions to create an equation for their ages.
Given Information
Algebraic Expression
Maggie's age
m
Age of her brother
2m-3
The sum of their ages is 24, and Maggie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age
24 = 2m-3 + m
Now that we have the equation we can solve it for m, Maggie's age.
