Question

PLZ HELP Choose what the expressions below best represent within the context of the word problem.

If Sarah is 24 years younger than her mother and if the sum of their ages is 68, how old is Sarah?

x best represents_________-
x - 24 best represents________-

Answer 1

better keep Sarah as x and mother as 24 + x

Answer 2

x best represents Sarah's age
x-24 best represents 44