Question

Andell is 9 years older than Arnez. arnez is 3 years younger than Marianne. the sum of their ages is 24. what is the age of each child

Answer 1

Arnez is 4. Andell is 13. Marianne is 7.

Explanation:

Let x represent Arnez's age. If we write out an equation, we end up with this:

24 = (9 + x) + (x + 3) + x

24 = 9 + x + x + 3 + x

24 = (x + x + x) + (9 + 3)

24 = 3x + 12

24 - 12 = 3x + 12 - 12

12 / 3 = 3x / 3

4 = x