Question

Phillip's mother is 5 years older than twice Phillip's age. Phillip's mother is 33 years old. How olc

is Phillip?

Answer 1

Phillip is 14 years old .

Explanation:

We have:

Phillip's mother is 5 years older than twice Phillip's age.

Let Age of Phillip be 'P' years.

Age of Phillip's mother will be 2P + 5 years

Also, we have :

Phillip's mother is 33 years old.

`\sf 2P + 5 = 33`

solving the equation:

Subtract 5 from both sides:

`\sf 2P = 33 - 5`

`\sf 2P = 28`

Divide both sides by 2:

`\sf P = 14`

Hence

• Phillip's age is 14 years