Question

Johnathan is 5 years younger than his brother Paolo. The sum of the brothers ages is 47. How old is Johnathan

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let, the age of Jonathan be X and Paolo be X+5,

then,

x+x+5=45

2x=40

x=20

: Therefore the age of Jonathan is 20 and Paolo is 20+5=25.