Pamela is 10 years younger then Jiri. The sum of their ages is 68. What is Jiri's age?
To find Jiri's age, we can set up an equation based on the information given:
Let's assume Jiri's age is represented by "x".
According to the problem, Pamela is 10 years younger than Jiri, so we can represent Pamela's age as "x - 10".
The sum of their ages is given as 68, so we can set up the equation:
x + (x - 10) = 68
Now, let's solve the equation to find the value of x, which represents Jiri's age:
Simplifying the equation, we get:
2x - 10 = 68
Adding 10 to both sides of the equation:
2x = 78
Dividing both sides by 2:
x = 39
Therefore, Jiri's age is 39 years old.
Let P = Pamela's age.
P + P + 10 = 68