Question

George is twice the age of Mike minus 5. The sum of George and Mike's ages is 31. How old is George and write an equation to represent this situation.

Answer 1

• George is 19

Explanation:

George is g and Mike is m

• g = 2m - 5
• g + m = 31

Substitute g in the second equation

• 2m - 5 + m = 31
• 3m - 5 = 31
• 3m = 36
• m = 12

Finding g

• g = 2*12 - 5 = 24 - 5 = 19