Three siblings are comparing their ages. Jenna is the youngest. Her brother Carl is 6 years older than her. Her sister Eve is twice her age. The sum of their ages is 42. Let j represent Jenna's age. (a) Write expressions for both Carl's age and (b) Write and solve an equation for j. Then Eve's age in terms of j. state the ages of all thre siblings.

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EXIT TICKET – UNIT 1, LESSON 8
Three siblings are comparing their ages. Jenna is the youngest. Her brother Carl is 6 years
older than her. Her sister Eve is twice her age. The sum of their ages is 42. Let j represent
Jenna's age.
(a) Write expressions for both Carl's age and (b) Write and solve an cquation for j. Then
Eve's age in terms of j.
state the ages of all thre sibings.
Transcribed Image Text:EXIT TICKET – UNIT 1, LESSON 8 Three siblings are comparing their ages. Jenna is the youngest. Her brother Carl is 6 years older than her. Her sister Eve is twice her age. The sum of their ages is 42. Let j represent Jenna's age. (a) Write expressions for both Carl's age and (b) Write and solve an cquation for j. Then Eve's age in terms of j. state the ages of all thre sibings.
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