Question

Determine whether each statement describes relative age or absolute age.

Sam bought a new car seven
years ago today.
Sarah's company was formed
a few years after James's
company.
Luke's school was built in
December, 100 years ago.
Alice's school is older
than Luke's school.
Louisa owned a car long
before Sam.
James's company has been in
existence since 1991.
Relative Age
Absolute Age

Answer 1

Sam bought a new car seven years ago today - absolute age
Sarah s company was formed a few years after James’s company - relative age
Luke’s school was built in December, 100 years ago. - relative age
Alice’s school is older than Luke’s school - relative age
Louisa owned a car long before Sam - relative age
James’ company has been in existence since 1991 - absolute age

relative age - the age of an event is determined in relation with another event (or another person)

Absolute age - the age of an event is a fixed moment in time, which can be traced back with precision and does not depend on another event, person or age

Answer 2

Sam bought a car 7 years ago today- absolute age

Sarahs company was formed a few years after James company- relative age

Lukes school was built in December, 100 years ago - Absolute age

Alice's school is older than Lukes school- relative age

Louisa owned a car long before Sam- relative age

James company has been in existence since 1991- absolute age

Step-by-step explanation:

If using Plato this is correct, I got a 100% on my test.