SOLUTION: Ike's age is three years less than twice his younger brothers age. If the sum of their ages is less than 18, find the oldest age that ike's brother could be? My answer is x<7 is x
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Question 1076351: Ike's age is three years less than twice his younger brothers age. If the sum of their ages is less than 18, find the oldest age that ike's brother could be? My answer is x<7 is x is 6?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Younger brother age is x
Ike's is 2x-3
2x-3+x<18
3x<21
x<7
x can be anything less than but not equal to 7. Six is one choice.
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