Question

Leeza is 6 years older than two times her brother sammy’s age.let s represent sammy’s age.which expression represents leeza’s age?

Answer 1

Given:

Leeza’s age = 2 * Sammy’s age + 6

s = Sammy’s age

Find:

Expression that represents Leeza’s age.

Solution:

Leeza’s age = 2 * s + 6

Therefore, the expression that represents Leeza’s age is 2s + 6.

The mathematical problem that involves in dealing with the ages of people currently, in the past or in the future are called age problems.

In the given age word problem, using a table would be a good idea if the age problem involves the ages of two or more people since a table will help you to utilize the information and to write the equations. To determine the relationship between the numbers, we must read the problem carefully.