Jody's older brother is only three years less than twice jody's age. If the sum of their ages is 30, then which of the following is the age of jody's brother

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Demarcus Barnes

20 May, 03:54

Jody's older brother is only three years less than twice jody's age. If the sum of their ages is 30, then which of the following is the age of jody's brother

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Korbin Cummings · Answer 1

Let Jody's Age be X

Then Jody's Brother age is: 2x - 3

Total is: (2x - 3) + x = 30

Now we solve for x

2x - 3 + x = 30

3x - 3 = 30

3x = 30 + 3

3x = 33

x = 33/3

x = 11

Therefore the age of Jody's Brother is (2*11) - 3 = 19