Question

Tommy's age is 5 years younger than Jack's age. The sum of their ages is 33. How old is Tommy?

Answer 1

Tommy is 14 years old.

Explanation:

14+5=19

Jack is 19 years old.

14+19=33

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

`\huge\mathcal {♨Answer♥}`

`\large\texttt{Let's get Jack's age as x}`

`\large\texttt{So Tommy's age is x-5}`

( x - 5 ) + x = 33

2x - 5 = 33

2x = 33 + 5

2x ÷ 2 = 38 ÷ 2

x = 19

So Jack's age is 19

Then,

Tommy's age is = x - 5

= 19 - 5

= 14

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