Question

The ages of two sisters are consecutive even integers. Twice the age of the youngest exceeds the oldest by 8. How old is the youngest sister?

Answer 1

10 ?

Explanation:

you gotta add the 8 + 2 = 10

Answer 2

10 years old

Explanation:

Let's say the age of the younger sister is x. Then the age of the older sister must be x + 2 because the ages are consecutive even numbers.

"Twice the age of the youngest exceeds the oldest by 8" means that we multiply x by 2 and set that equal to (x + 2) + 8:

2x = (x + 2) + 8

2x = x + 10

x = 10

So, the youngest sister is 10 years old.