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4 June, 18:41

Erin is 8 years younger than twice Paula's age. The sum of their ages is 40. How old is Erin

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  1. 4 June, 19:01
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    You do the sum (40) subtracted by 8, the answer from that divided by 2 since Erin's two times younger.

    40-8=32

    32:2=16

    Then if you want to check it you do the opposite and get the same sum (40) so 16*2=32 and 32+8=40
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