Question

Sam is 7 years older than Tam .Both their ages add up to 27. What is Sam's age​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The question should have been How old ARE Sam and John and NOT How old IS Sam and John!!!. Coming to the Maths part, Let Sam's age be x years. Then John is x + 8 years. The sum of their ages is x + x +8 = 2x + 8 and this is equal to 38 (given)

So 2x + 8 = 38 or 2x = 38 - 8 = 30 or x = 30 / 2 = 15 years (which is Sam's age) and John's age is 15 + 8 = 23 years

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Answer 2

Given :-

Sam is 7 years older than Tam.

Sum of both their ages = 27

To Find :-

Sam's present age.

Analysis :-

Consider both their ages as two different variables.

Make an equation accordingly.

Then find the value of the variable.

Substitute the value of the variable in Sam's age and find it accordingly.

Solution :-

Let Sam's and Tam's age be x + 7 and x respectively.

Given that,

Sum of both their ages = 27

Making an equation,

(x) + (x + 7) = 27

2x + 7 = 27

By transposing,

2x = 27 - 7

2x = 20

Finding x,

x = 20/2

x = 10

Therefore,

Tam's present age = 10 years

Sam's present age = x + 7

= 10 + 7

= 17 years

Therefore, Sam's present age is 17 years.