Question

Kevin is 4 times as old as Daniel and is also 6 years older than Daniel. How old is Daniel?

Answer 1

Let the age of Daniel be x.

Kelvin = 4*x = 4x

Kelvin = x + 6

4x = x + 6

4x - x = 6

3x = 6

x = 6/3

x = 2

Daniel is 2 years old.

Kelvin = 4x = 4*2 = 8 years old.

Daniel is 2 years old.

I hope this helped.

Answer 2

Pretend Daniel is x.
Kevin is 4 times as old so Kevin is 4x
4 years older is x+6
So 4x=x+6
Now simplify.
Subtract x from both sides, you're left with 3x=6
Divide both sides by 3 you get x=2
So Daniel is 2. Kevin is 8, which is 6 years older and 4 times older