The sum of John’s and Matt’s ages is 42. The difference of their ages is 6. If Matt is older than John, what are their ages? Mat

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Aneli [31]

3 years ago

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The sum of John’s and Matt’s ages is 42. The difference of their ages is 6. If Matt is older than John, what are their ages? Mat

t is 16 and John is 20. Matt is 30 and John is 14. Matt is 24 and John is 18.

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NNADVOKAT [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-10T17:57:48+03:00

NNADVOKAT [17]3 years ago

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42-6=36
Now we divide this by two to make it equal
36÷2=18
Since John is younger, he is 18 years old
and Matt is 18+6=24 years old..
There you are all done.. ask me if you need any help understanding this!!

jasenka [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-10T16:31:23+03:00

jasenka [17]3 years ago

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Matt is 24 and John is 18. 24 - 18 is 6. And 24 + 18 would equal 42.