SOLUTION: Travis wrote the following expression to show that his sister's age is 5 years less than twice his age. Explain what he did wrong. Give the correct expression. Let a stand for

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Question 1123407: Travis wrote the following expression to show that his sister's age is 5 years less than twice his age. Explain what he did wrong. Give the correct expression.
Let a stand for my age.
My sister's age: a/2 -5

Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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His sister age is  2a-5  years, where "a" is the Travis' age.