SOLUTION: translate the following situation into an equation. Do not solve. “Alice is twice as old as Lisa and Brandon is four years younger than Lisa. If their average age is 32, how old

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Question 383441: translate the following situation into an equation. Do not solve.
“Alice is twice as old as Lisa and Brandon is four years younger than Lisa. If their average age is 32, how old is Alice?”
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Let represent Alice's age. Then is Lisa's age and is Brandon's age. To find the average of the three ages, add them and divide by 3.




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