Question

Amy is x years old. Tom is 2 years older than Amy.
a) Write an expression for Tom's age terms of x.
b)Write a formula for the total age,T,of Amy and Tom.
c) Use your formula in part (b) to work out T when x=19.

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Answer 1

Tom's age = x + 2 = 21

Amy's age 19

Total age = 21 + 19 = 40