Question

Thomas and Silvia are brother and sister. Thomas is 12 years older than Silvia and their combined ages are 44. How old are Thomas and Silvia?

show work please

Answer 1

44 divided by 2 is 22, then subtract 12 from that, which is 10.

so in conclusion, thomas is 22 and silvia is 10

but that answer is wrong.

44 minus 12 is 32, now divide 32 by 2 and you get 16.

so this would mean that thomas is 32, and silvia is 16, but that doesn’t add up either.