SOLUTION: Jayanti is 6years older than jaya if the sum of their age is 30 then what are their ages

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Question 1038412: Jayanti is 6years older than jaya if the sum of their age is 30 then what are their ages
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let j be jaya; so Jayanti is j+6. Thus:
j+j+6=30
2j=24
j=12
j+6=18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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