Question

Dwyane is 6 years younger than Jeffrey. Cyrus is 24 years older than Jeffrey. If Cyrus is 35 years old, how old is Dwyane?

Answer 1

Dwayne is 5 years old.

Explanation:

We know that Cyrus is currently 35 years old.

Find Jeffrey’s age if Cyrus is 24 years older than him (j represents Jeffrey’s age):

j = 35 - 24

d = 11

We know that Jeffrey is 11 years old.

Find Dwayne’s age if he is 6 years younger than Jeffrey (d represents Dwayne’s age):

d = 11 - 6

d = 4

Answer 2

5 years old

Explanation:

Cyrus: 35 years old

Jeffery: 35 - 24 = 11 years old

Dwyane: 11 - 6 = 5 years old