Question

Pamela is 14 years younger than Jiri. The sum of their age is 70. What is Jiri’s age?

Answer 1

Answer:42

Step-by-step explanation: you split 70 in half, 35 and 35. Then you add 7 to one (Jiri) and subtract 7 from one(Pamela). You get 42 and 28. To check you do 42-28=14 and 42+28=70.

Answer 2

56 ...

Explanation:

70-14 = 56

Since it’s the sum of their age it’s just jiri’s age plus Pamela’s so you just subtract Pamela’s age from the total sum. And that would make jiri 56. (Sum means the total from adding) So if you do the problem over again. “The sum of 56 and 14” it would take you back to the question you have now. This is inverse addition.