The Sumner family has 5 children. Patty is 7 years younger than her older brother, Adam. Tracy and Adam are twins. Janelle is half as old as Patty. Brian, who is 13, is 6 years older than Janelle. How old is Adam?

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anonymous · Answer

If Brian is 6 years older than Janelle, that means Janelle is 6 years younger. So to find Janelle's age, just subtract 6 from Brian's age, which is 13.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

We'll leave that till the end. Can you figure out what Janelle's age is?

anonymous · Answer

7

anonymous · Answer

Right. And if janelle is half the age of Patty, that means Patty is twice as old. So can you figure out Patty's age?

anonymous · Answer

14

anonymous · Answer

Right. And if Patty is 7 years younger than Adam, Adam is 7 years older. So can you figure out Adam's age then?

anonymous · Answer

14 @legendarysadist