Question

MAKE CONNECTIONSKatie is twice as old as her sister Mara. The sum of their ages is 24. Write a one-variable equation tosituation

Answer 1

Answer

3x = 24

Explanation

Let sister Maria's age be represented by x.

Katie is twice as old as her sister Mara

So Katie's age will be 2x.

If the sum of their ages is 24, it implies x + 2x =24

Therefore, a one-variable equation to the situation will be: 3x = 24