SOLUTION: Lucy is k years old. She has a sister who is three years younger than she is and another sister who is five years less than twice Lucy;s age. Write an expression, in simplified for

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Question 896397: Lucy is k years old. She has a sister who is three years younger than she is and another sister who is five years less than twice Lucy;s age. Write an expression, in simplified form, for the sum of the three girls' ages.
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Lucy is k years old. She has a sister who is k-3 and another sister who is -5+2k; Write an expression, in simplified form, for the sum of the three girls' ages.

Sum of their ages:
k%2B%28k-3%29%2B%282k-5%29
highlight%284k-8%29