Directions: Read and understand each question carefully. Write the letter of your choice.
Refer to this problem:
▸ Brian is twice as old as Charlie today. Three years from now, the sum of their ages will be 33. How old are Brian and Charlie today?
1. What is being ask in the problem?
a. Their ages today
b. Their ages 3 years from now
c. The sum of their ages
d. The age of Brian only
2. What is the correct representation of their ages for today?
a. Let x= age of Charlie; 2x= age of Brian
b. Let x= age of Charlie; x+3=age of Brian c. Let x-age of Charlie; 2x+3=age of Brian d. Let x= age of Charlie; 2(x+3)= age of Brian
3. How can you represent the equation of their ages three years from now?
a. x + 3 + 2x + 3 = 33
b. x + 2x = 33
c. 3(x + 2x) = 33
d. x + 2x = 33 3
4. What is the sum of their ages?
a. 33 years
b. x + 3 years
c. 9 years
d. 18 years
5. Which of the following is the age of Brian today?
a. 18 years
b. 9 years
c. 27 years
d. 33 years​​