Justin is 2 years older than one third marcella's age

Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given the statement:

Justin is 2 years older than one-third Marcella's age

Represent the given in an equation.

Representation:

The given statement can be represented in a representation as,

x = Marcella's age

Justin's age = 2 + ⅓x

We equate Justin's age with 2 , since it is stated that he is 2 years older than Marcella.

Final answer:

Justin's age = 2 + ⅓x