Age Word Problems

The sum of the ages of a brother and sister is 22. If the brother is 2 years older than the sister, how old is the sister?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

A father is 5 times as old as his son. If the difference in their ages is 32 years, how old is the son?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

The sum of the ages of two sisters is 34. If one sister is 4 years younger than the other, how old is the older sister?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

If the difference between the ages of two friends is 7 years and the younger friend is 15 years old, how old is the older friend?

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A mother is twice as old as her son. If the sum of their ages is 54, how old is the son?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

The sum of the ages of a grandfather and his grandson is 72. If the grandfather is 6 times as old as the grandson, how old is the grandson?

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

Marivic is five years older than Michelle. The product of Marivic’s age in 3 years and Michelle’s age 5 years ago is 90. Find their present ages. (Write your answer following Marivic then Michelle's age respectively. Separate your answers with a comma, and no spacing.)

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Translate this sentence into an equation.
72 is the product of 8 and a Steve's age.
Use the variable h to represent Steve's age.

• 72 = 8 + h

• 72 = 8h

• 72 = 8 - h

• 72 = 8/h