Question

Abhishek is x years old. His
brother's age is 3 years more
than twice his age. What is the
difference in their ages?​

Answer 1

The difference in their ages is (x + 3) years.

Given:

Abhishek is x years old. His brother's age is 3 years more than twice his age.

To Find:

The difference in their ages.

Solution:

To find the difference in their ages we will follow the following steps:

According to the question:

Age of Abhishek = x years

And,

His brother's age is 3 years more than twice his age, which is equal to

$2x + 3 years$

Now,

The difference in their ages can be written as:

age of Abhishek's brother - age of Abhishek =

$(2x + 3) - x = x + 3 \: years$

As Abhishek's brother is older than him that's why we subtract the age of Abhishek's age from the age of Abhishek's brother.

Henceforth, the difference in their ages is (x + 3) years.

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