Question

Jacob is asked to solve the follow problem: "Kayla is 9 years older than twice Hannah’s age. If the difference in their ages is 16, how old is Kayla? How old is Hannah?" Jacob finds Hannah’s age to be 16 years. Is he correct? Explain

Answer 1

Explanation:

k = 2h+9

h+16=k

h+16=2h+9

-h = -7

h = 7

hannah is 7 and kayla is 23

jacob is wrong because if u do 16*2+7 it’s 39 and 39-16 does not equal 16