SOLUTION: Jaime is 3 years older than Crystal. Marissa is twice as old Jaime. The sum of their ages is 45. How old is each person?

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Question 1165551: Jaime is 3 years older than Crystal. Marissa is twice as old Jaime. The sum of their ages is 45. How old is each person?
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Jaime is 3 years older than Crystal. Marissa is twice as old highlight%28as%29 Jaime is. The sum of their ages is 45. How old is each person?
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After reading the problem, you write this equation


    J + 2J + (J-3) = 45,


where J is the Jaime's age.


From the equation, you get


    4J = 45 + 3 = 48.

     J          = 48/4 = 12.


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