SOLUTION: Juan is "g" years old and Eva is 2 years younger than Juan. Find the sum of their ages in g years time, in terms of g.

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Question 729596: Juan is "g" years old and Eva is 2 years younger than Juan.
Find the sum of their ages in g years time, in terms of g.
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Juan is "g" years old
g = J's age
and
Eva is 2 years younger than Juan.
(g-2) = E's age
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Find the sum of their ages in g years time, in terms of g.
S(g) = (g+g) + (g-2+g)
S(g) = 4g - 2