Step-by-step explanation:
The combination of Wendell and Maggie’s ages is 33. Let Maggie's age is x. It is mentioned that Wendell’s age is 3 less than 3 times the age of Maggie. It means, Wendell’s age is (3x-3).
ATQ,
[tex]x+(3x-3)=33\\\\4x-3=33\\\\4x=36\\\\x=9[/tex]
The age of Maggie is x. So, Wendell's age is :
[tex]y=(3x-3)\\\\y=(3(9)-3)\\\\y=24[/tex]
So, Wendell age is 24 years.
