Question

Doubling the sum of Steve's and Sophie's ages gives 38. If Sophie is 10 years old, how old is Steve?

a. 4

b. 28

c. 14

d. 9

Answer 1

D. 9
You add 9 to 10 to get 19. Double that it becomes 38. All you have to do is work backwards.
An equation for this would be (x+10)2=38
x being stevens age. Please give 5 star and brainliest answer if helped!