SOLUTION: Nathen is 4 years older than Henry. If the average of their ages is 28, what is the age of Nathan?

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Question 1035768: Nathen is 4 years older than Henry. If the average of their ages is 28, what is the age of Nathan?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call their ages now, n and h. We can write
n = h + 4 and
(n + h)/2 = 28 which becomes
n + h = 56
Now substitute in the first one and get
h+4 + h = 56
2h + 4 = 56
2h = 52
h = 26 so that
n = 30