Question

Jeffrey is 5 years older than his brother. If j represents Jeffrey’s age, the expression j−5 can be used to find his brother’s age. If Jeffrey is 23, how old is his brother?

Answer 1

His brother is 17 because 23-5 =17

Answer 2

If j=23 and j-5 is how old Jeffery's brother is then Jeffrey's brother is 17 years old.

So j=17