SOLUTION: Lily and John are cousins. Lily is 7 years older than John, and John is under five. If Lily’s sister Miranda is the same age as Lily and John’s ages put together, how old is Mirand

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Question 701493: Lily and John are cousins. Lily is 7 years older than John, and John is under five. If Lily’s sister Miranda is the same age as Lily and John’s ages put together, how old is Miranda?
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Lily and John are cousins. Lily is 7 years older than John, and John is under five. If Lily’s sister Miranda is the same age as Lily and John’s ages put together, how old is Miranda?
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Equations/ Inequalities:
L = J + 7
J < 5
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M = L+J
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Substitute for "L":
M = J+7 + 7
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Miranda = J + 14
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Since J < 5, Miranda < 19
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Stan H.