I need help with turning a worded problem into an equation

Question

Andrew has x coins in his pocket. He tells Lori that she has five fewer coins than he has. If they have 17 coins between them, how many coins do they each have?

Answer 1

Let Andrew have x+5 coins and then Lori will have x coins.

then, (x+5) + x = 17 or 2x = 12 or x =6 (Lori) and x+5= 11 (Andrew)