Question

Jerry is 6 years older than his brother drew the sum of their ages is 30 how old are they

Answer 1

Jerry's brother is x years old
Jerry is X + 6 years old
x + x + 6 = 30
2x+6=30
2x+6-6=30-6
2x=24
2x/2=24/2
x=12   Jerry's brother age
X+6= 18 Jerry age