SOLUTION: Sam is twice as old as Mary. Mary is one year older then Jim. Jim's age is x. Write an expression to find Sam's age in terms of x.

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Question 1030576: Sam is twice as old as Mary. Mary is one year older then Jim.
Jim's age is x. Write an expression to find Sam's age in terms
of x.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sam is twice as old as Mary. 
Translation:  S = 2M

Mary is one year older then Jim.
Translation:  M = J+1

Jim's age is x. 
Translation:  J = x

Write an expression to find Sam's age in terms of x.
Translation:  

1. Use J = x to substitute x for J in M = J+1.

2. Then take what you get M to equal, 
   put parentheses around it,
   and substitute it for M in S = 2M.  

3. Then distribute.

You finish.

Edwin