Question

The sum of Orion and Sagan’s age is 24, and the difference between their ages is 6. Find their ages given that Orion is older than Sagan.

Answer 1

Let's say that Sagan's age is x and Orion is x + 6 (since Sagan is younger by 6 years).

We know that Orion's age + Sagan's age is 24, so x + x + 6 is 24

2x = 18

x = 9

That means that Sagan is 9, and Orion is 9+6 or 15.