Question

Determine whether each statement describes relative age or absolute age.

Answer 1

Sam bought a new car seven years ago today - absolute age
Sarah s company was formed a few years after James’s company - relative age
Luke’s school was built in December, 100 years ago. - relative age
Alice’s school is older than Luke’s school - relative age
Louisa owned a car long before Sam - relative age
James’ company has been in existence since 1991 - absolute age

relative age - the age of an event is determined in relation with another event (or another person)

Absolute age - the age of an event is a fixed moment in time, which can be traced back with precision and does not depend on another event, person or age