SOLUTION: can you help write an expression with this sentence. john is x years old. Jane is twice as old as john write an expression for Jane age in terms of x. i have tried i got x+2 can yo

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Question 598804: can you help write an expression with this sentence. john is x years old. Jane is twice as old as john write an expression for Jane age in terms of x. i have tried i got x+2 can you please help me.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let J = Jane's age, then:
J+=+2x "John is x years old. J ane is twice (two times) as old as John."