Lucy is k years old. She has a sister who is 3 yea younger than she is and another sister who is five years less than twice Lucy's age. Write an expression, in simplififed form, for the sum of the three girls' ages. Would 4k-8 be right?

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Lucy is k years old.  She has a sister who is 3 yea younger than she is and another sister who is five years less than twice Lucy's age.  Write an expression, in simplififed form, for the sum of the three girls' ages.  Would 4k-8 be right?

anonymous · Answer

ages1 = k
ages2 = k-3
ages3 = 2k - 5
ages1 +ages2 +ages3 = k + k - 3 + 2k -5 = 4k - 8

anonymous · Answer

Thanks for the help!!