Michael is x years old.his sister sarah is 3 years younger than micheal.His brother eli is twice the age of sarah if X=12,find the diffrence between sarah and elis age
Explain your answer,providing calculation or any other stratagey that will support your reasoning.
+36916 Michael age = x
Sarah age = x-3
Eli age = 2 (x-3)
difference between eli and sarah = 2(x-3)- (x-3) = 2x-6-x+3= x-3 when x= 12 x-3 = 9 yrs difference
