Question

Maya's brother was 12 when she was born. The sum of their ages is 22. Find their ages.

Answer 1

Let...

Maya=x

Brother=x+12

Then create an equation using the information from the question and the variable.

x+x+12=22

x+x=10

2x=10

x=5

x+12=17

answer: Maya is 5 and her brother is 17.