Question

Tony is 4 years younger than his brother josh and two years older than his sister Cindy. Tony also has a twin brother, Evan. All the ages totaled together of the children is 66. How old is tony?

Answer 1

Let Tony's age = x

He is 4 years younger than his brother Josh, so Josh's age would be x + 4

He is 2 years older than his sister, so her age would be x - 2

He has a twin, which would be the same age, so the twins age is also x

They all add together to equal 66, so you get:

x  + x + x+4 + x-2 = 66

Simplify:

4x +2 = 66

Subtract 2 from both sides:

4x = 64

Divide both sides by 4:

x = 64/4 = 16

Tony is 16 years old.