SOLUTION: Jon, who is the youngest member of the basketball team at high school is 3 years less than one-half the age of the coach. If the coach is n years old, write an expression that desc

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Question 1143975: Jon, who is the youngest member of the basketball team at high school is 3 years less than one-half the age of the coach. If the coach is n years old, write an expression that describes Jon’s age.
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Jon, who is the youngest member of the basketball team at high school is 3 years less than one-half the age of the coach. If the coach is n years old, write an,...
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n%2F2-3----------expression for Jon's age

If you want j for Jon's age, then j=n%2F2-3.