document.write( "Question 701493: Lily and John are cousins. Lily is 7 years older than John, and John is under five. If Lily’s sister Miranda is the same age as Lily and John’s ages put together, how old is Miranda?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #432446 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Lily and John are cousins. Lily is 7 years older than John, and John is under five. If Lily’s sister Miranda is the same age as Lily and John’s ages put together, how old is Miranda?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Equations/ Inequalities: \n" ); document.write( "L = J + 7 \n" ); document.write( "J < 5 \n" ); document.write( "-- \n" ); document.write( "M = L+J \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"L\": \n" ); document.write( "M = J+7 + 7 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Miranda = J + 14 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Since J < 5, Miranda < 19 \n" ); document.write( "==================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |