Tina is 4 years older than sherry in two years the sum of their ages will be 40 find the present ages

Question

 Math

Answer 1

Hi Versace,

 

Let the present age of Tina be x. Then Sherry is x-4 years old.

 

In two years, they will get two years older, so we can write

(x+2) + (x-4+2) = 40  (the first parenthesis stands for Tina's and the second one stands for Sherry's age in two years, respectively).

x+2+x-2 = 40

2x = 40

x = 20 Tina's age

20-4 = 16 Sherry's age