Question

alex and andrew have a total of 27 years james is 10 years older than alex how old is andrew if 5 years from now james will be 16 years old

Answer 1

let the Alex age be x
so , James age = 10+x

5 years from now James age = 16 years
James present age = 16-5 = 11 years

James age,10+x=11
Alex age,x= 1


Alex and Andrew have a total of 27 years
1+Andrew age=27
Andrew age= 27-1
= 26 years