Maggie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age the sum of their ages is 24. how old is Maggie?

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Answer 1
Answer:

For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables.

We have then:

x: Maggie's age

y: Age of Maggie's brother

We write the system of equations that models the problem.

We have then:

We solve the system of equations.

For this, we use substitution:

From here, we clear the value of x:

Answer:

Maggie is 9 years old

Answer 2
Answer:

Maggie's age is 9

Further Explanation

One variable linear equation is an equation that has a variable and the exponent number is one.

Can be stated in the form:

\large {\boxed {\bold {ax=b}}

or

ax + b = c,

where a, b, and c are constants, x is a variable

Whereas the two-variable linear equation is a linear equation that has 2 variables and the exponent is one

Can be stated in the form:

\large {\boxed {\bold {ax + bx = c}}}

x, y = variable

Let Maggie's age = x

Maggie's brother = y,

In the statement of the task:

  • Maggie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age

we translate this sentence into the equation

y = 2x-3 ... equation 1

  • The sum of their ages is 24

we translate this sentence into the equation

x + y = 24 ...equation 2

Both of these equations are equations that have 2 variables, so the solution can be used in 3 ways:

  • 1. graph system

the solution is the intersection point of the two equations / lines.

  • 2. substitution

the solution is we change one variable  into another variable form of an equation, then substitutes that variable in another equation

  • 3. elimination

the solution is to eliminate one variable from the equation system.

to determine the variable x we ​​eliminate the variable y first, or vice versa.

We use the second method: substitution

we substitute equation 1 into equation 2 :

\displaystyle x+2x-3=24

\displaystyle 3x-3=24

\displaystyle 3x=27

\displaystyle x=9

So Maggie's age: \large{\boxed{\bold{9}}

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A survey was administered to parents of high school students in a certain state to see if the parents thought the students’ academic needs were being met. To select the sample, the parents were divided into two groups— one group of parents who live in cities with populations of more than 100,000 and the other group of parents who live in cities with populations less than or equal to 100,000. A random sample of 100 parents from each group was taken. Which of the following statements about the sample of 200 parents is true? (A) It is a convenience sample because the sample of parents was easily obtained. (B) It is a stratified random sample because parents were randomly selected from each group. (C) It is a random cluster sample because parents were randomly selected from each group. (D) It is a random cluster sample because groups of high schools were randomly selected. (E) It is a systematic sample because the parents were systematically divided into two groups.

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Answer:

Option C is correct

It is a stratified random sample because parents were randomly selected from each group.

Step-by-step explanation:

I'll talk about the different types of sampling.

1) Random Sampling

In random sampling, each parent would have an equal chance of being surveyed. If this particular scenario wanted to use random sampling, they would have used computer generated random numbers for the parents and surveyed them, not just pick random parents equally from two cities.

2) Systematic sampling is easier than random sampling. In systematic sampling, a particular number, n, is counted repeatedly and each of the nth parent is picked to be sampled.

3) Convenience Sampling

This is the worst sampling technique. It is also the easiest. In Convenience sampling, they just survey the first set of parents that they find.

4) Stratified Sampling

Stratified sampling divides the population into groups called strata. A sample is taken from each of these strata using either random, systematic, or convenience sampling.

So, for this question, random sampling is used to pick a sample from the two strata (from the 2 cities). This is why the sampling used in this question is a stratified random sampling technique.

5) Cluster sampling

Cluster Sampling divides the population into groups which are called clusters or blocks (the different cities). The clusters are selected randomly, and every element in the selected clusters is surveyed (each parent in the selected cities, is surveyed!).

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