Question

Keara is 5 years older than Michelle. If Michelle is m years old, write an expression for Keara's age.

A. m + 5B. m - 5
C. 5m
D. m/5
E. 5/m

Answer 1

Answer: m+5 (choice A)

Work Shown:

m = Michelle's age

m+5 = five years older than Michelle's age

m+5 = Keara's age

An example: Michelle's age is m = 22 which would mean Keara is m+5 = 22+5 = 27 years old.