Question

Gabrielle is 12 years older than Mikhail. The sum of their ages is 106. What is Mikhail's age?

Answer 1

ummm.. try subtracting 12 from the sum of thier ages. idk tho- i was never good with these. i tried-

Answer 2

let's let g = gabrielle's age, and m = mikhail's age

gabrielle is 12 years older than mikhail ---> g = m + 12
the sum of their ages is 106 ---> m + g = 106

if you take the first equation g = m + 12, and plug it into the second equation, you'll get an equation with m only. solve for m. that'll give you mikhail's age.