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Question

Frank is 2 years older than Sierra. In 6 years the sum of their ages will be 44. How old is Frank now?

Answer 1

a) f = s + 2

b) (s + 2) + s

c) (s + 2) + 6 + s + 6 = 44

d) s + 2 + 6 + s + 6 = 44

e) 2s + 14 = 44

f) -14 -14

g) 2s = 30

h) 2s/2 = 30/2

s = 15

i) f = s + 2

j) f = 15 + 2 = 17

Frank = f = 17 years old

Answer 2

We know that in 6 years, the sum of Frank and Sierra's ages will be 44. We should divide this number by two

44 / 2 = 22

Frank is 2 years older than Sierra. So, we subtract 1 from 22 to find Sierra's age and add one to 22 to find Frank's age.

22 - 1 = 21 (Sierra's age in 6 years)

22 + 1 = 23 (Frank's age in 6 years)

To check to make sure this is correct, we can add 23 and 21 to get 44. In order to find out how old Frank is currently, we subtract 6 from our age number of 23.

23 - 6 = 17 (years old)

In conclusion, Frank is currently 17 years old.