Question

Riya is 4 years older than her sister Hima if the sum of their ages is 36 years what are the ages of Riya and hima solved chapter algebra

Answer 1

Let, Hima is x years old.
So, Riya is (x+4) years old.
So, x+(x+4)=36
or, 2x=32
or, x=16
So, Riya is (16+4)=20 years old and Hima is 16 years old.