Jayla, Keisha and Melanie are sisters. Keisha is 3 years older than Jayla. Melanie is 3 years older than Keisha. If you add their ages together, you get 42. 1. Write an equation or draw a picture to represent this scenario.
2. How old are the sisters? How do you know?

start with a line segment pq that we will copy. mark a point r that will be one endpoint of the new line segment. set the compasses' point on the point p of the line segment to be copied. adjust the compasses' width to the point q. the compasses' width is now equal to the length of the line segment pq.

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