Question

Pamela is 6 years older than jiri. The sum of their ages is 74. What is jiri’s age?

Answer 1

Answer: 34

Step-by-step explanation You subtract 6 from 74 and then divide by 2 and that will give you jiri's age

Answer 2

Jiri is 34 years old.

Explanation:

The first thing you want to do is subtract 6 from 74, since Pamela is 6 years older than jiri and their ages summarized is 74, this spans the age difference.

Next you want to divide the answer you got earlier (68, from subtracting 6 from 74) and divide it by two since there are two people. The answer is 34, Jiri is 34 years old and Pamela is 40 years old.