Question

Kim is x years old. Jordan is 7 years older than Kim. Four times Jordan’s age is equal to 200. (a) Write an equation that could be used to find Jordan’s age. Use J to stand for Jordan’s age. (b) Write an equation that could be used to find Kim’s age. Use K to stand for Kim’s age. (c) How old is Jordan? Give your answer in the form of a sentence. (d) How old is Kim? Give your answer in the form of a sentence.

Answer 1

A) 4*(7+x)= 200
b) ?
c) 28+4x=200
4x= 200-28
4x=172
x= 43
Hence, Kim is 43 years old
d) ?

Answer 2

A. 200÷4=j

b.j-7=k

c. Jordan is 50 years old

d. Kim is 43 years old