Question

Jordan is 12 years older than Anna. The

sum of their ages is 50. Find the age of
each person.
First complete the equations below, where J stands for Jordan's age and A stands for Anna's age.
J = [?] + A; J + A = [ ]

Answer 1

J=12 + 19 ; 31 + 19 =50

Explanation:

50-12 =38

38÷2 =19

therefore 19+12 = 31yrs is Jodarns age

Anna is 19yrs