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1 June, 05:32

Amy is 9 years older than her brother john. their combined age is 23. write an expression to represent johns age (use x)

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  1. 1 June, 05:47
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    Let x the age of John

    Amy's age = x + 9

    from question, we get,

    John's age + Amy's age = 23

    x + (x+9) = 23

    => x + x + 9 = 23

    => 2x = 23 - 9

    => x = 14/2

    => x = 7
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