Question

the sum of the ages of a boy and his sister is 32 years.they boy is 6 year older than his sister.how old is the boy?

Answer 1

Answer:

let the age of boy and girl is x years

the boy is 6years older than his sister (x+6)+x =32

2x+6=32

2x=26

x=13years

the boy age is (13+6) years =19years and girl age is (32-19)years =13years old