Jill, meg and Beth are sisters. Jill is 2 yrs younger than meg. Beth is half as old as meg. let m represent megs age. Write two other algebraic expressions based on this situation. Tell what expression represents, and what the variable stands for in each sentence

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14 January, 16:20

Jill, meg and Beth are sisters. Jill is 2 yrs younger than meg. Beth is half as old as meg. let m represent megs age. Write two other algebraic expressions based on this situation. Tell what expression represents, and what the variable stands for in each sentence

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Joaquin Nixon · Answer 1

Jill=j

meg=m

beth=b

jill is 2 years younger than meg

therefor if we add 2 to jill age we get meg's age

j+2=m

beth is 1/2 as old as meg

therefor 1/2 of megs age=beth's age

b=1/2m

j+2=m

b=1/2m