Question

Mike's age is six more than two times his sister's age. Mike is seventeen years old.Write the equation that could be used to determine the age of Mike's sister.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mike's sisters age is 5 years old

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Mike is 17 years old, he is six years older than 2 times her age, so we subtract 6 from his age; we get 11 since he is 2 times her age divide 11 by 2 = 5.5. That means that his sister is 5 years old