Question

Melanie is 2 years older than Bill. Bill is 27 years old. After correctly carrying out the Solve step of the five-step problem-solving plan, which solution should you arrive at to find Melanie’s age?

Answer 1

it should just be 2 + 27 in order to find her age!

Answer 2

The age of Melanie is 29 years.

Explanation:

Step 1 : Given statement

Melanie is 2 years older than Bill. Bill is 27 years old,

We need to find the age of Melanie.

Step 2 : We have given,

Melanie is 2 years older than Bill,

I.e. age of Melanie = Bill's age + 2

Step 3 : Age of Melanie = 27 + 2 ( Substituting )

Step 4 : 27 + 2 = 29 ( By adding ),

Step 5 : The age of Melanie is 29 years.