Use equations to solve the following question.

Imraan is 5 years older than his brother Gareth and the sum of their ages is 31 years.
How old is Gareth? (Let x represent Gareth’s age.)

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Use equations to solve the following question.

Imraan is 5 years older than his brother Gareth and the sum of their ages is 31 years.
How old is Gareth? (Let x represent Gareth’s age.)

parthkohli · Answer

Think of Gareth's age as x years.
Then Imran would be x + 5.

making an equation here:

$ \color{Black}{\Rightarrow x + (x + 5) = 31 }$

Solve for $x$.

kimberly101 · Answer

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parthkohli · Answer

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