Age Word Problems

Two consecutive integers have a sum of 91.  What are the two integers? 

• 45 and 46
• 47 and 48
• 42 and 43
• 44 and 45

The sum of two consecutive integers is 15. Find the numbers 

• 10 and 11
• 9 and 10
• 8 and 9
• 7 and 8

Two consecutive ODD integers have a sum of 48. What are the two odd integers?

• 19 and 21
• 20 and 21
• 21 and 22
• 23 and 25

What THREE integers have a sum of 300?

• 100, 100 and 100
• 93, 32 and 32
• 99, 100 and 101
• 94, 3000 and 322

Find four consecutive odd integers whose sum is 128.

• 32, 34, 37, 38
• 27, 29, 31, 33
• 29, 31, 33, 35
• 25, 27, 29, 31

When 4 times a number is increased by 40, the answer is the same as when 100 is decreased by the number.  Find the number.

• 12
• -47
• -13
• 45

Sandi is 13 years old. Karla is 3 times Sandi’s age. How old is Karla? Which equation shows this?

• 13 + 3 = Karla's age
• 13 + n = Karla's age
• 13 x 3 = Karla's age
• n - 13 = Karla's age

Jason says that 10 less than one third of his age is 11 years old.  How old is Jason?

• 3 years old
• 7 years old
• 57 years old
• 63 years old

James' age in years is five more than two times Kevin's age.  If James is 19 years old, how many years old is Kevin?

• 7
• 9
• 12
• 14

Jeremy is six years younger than Deon. Jeremy is 15 years old. Which equation can be used to find Deon’s age, y?

• y – 6 = 15
• 6 – y = 15
• y ÷ 6 = 15
• 6 ÷ y = 15