SOLUTION: Amy is ten years older than her brother. If the sum of their ages is thirty four how old is each of them?

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Question 1175616: Amy is ten years older than her brother. If the sum of their ages is thirty four how old is each of them?
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Amy is x years old
Her brother is then x-10 years old
(This means when we find x we have found Amy's age. We can then subtract 10 to get her brother's age)

(x) + (x-10) = 34
2x - 10 = 34
2x = 44
x = 22 (Amy is 22 years old, her brother is 12 years old)