SOLUTION: Sue is 2n years old. Fred is 3 years older than sue and Jim is half sue’s age. Their combined age is 48. Find the age of each person by setting up and solving an equation.

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Question 1149952: Sue is 2n years old. Fred is 3 years older than sue and Jim is half sue’s age. Their combined age is 48. Find the age of each person by setting up and solving an equation.
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Sue            2n
Fred           2n+3
Jim             n
SUM            48

2n%2B%282n%2B3%29%2Bn=48
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