SOLUTION: today jessica and melissa are having a birthday both girls are at least 9 years old but not older than 16 if melissa is 2 years older than jessica how old can they be

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Question 814232: today jessica and melissa are having a birthday both girls are at least 9 years old but not older than 16 if melissa is 2 years older than jessica how old can they be
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Hi,

melissa is 2 years older than Jessica

Let x represent Jessica's Age and (x+2) Melissa's Age

Question states***

both girls are at least 9 years old but not older than 16 

 (x+2)≤16,   x ≤ 14 

They could be as old as 14 and 16

CHECKING our Answer***

x	x+2

9	11

10	12

11	13

12	14

14	16