John is twice as old as Mary. The sum of their ages is 21. How...

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John is twice as old as Mary. The sum of their ages is 21. How old is Mary?Let J = John's age and M = Mary's age. Select the system equations that represents the problem.J-2M=0J-M=2M-2J=0J+M=21

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