Use the table to answer the question. x y 12 16 ? 20 Josiah has a brother who is 8 years older than him. Their ages are represented in the table using Josiah in the x -column at various ages and his brother in the y -column. How old is the brother when Josiah is 16? a)8
b)24
c)20
d)28
We can see from the table that when Josiah is 12, his brother is 16. So, when Josiah is 16, his brother would be 16 + 8 = 24.
Therefore, the correct answer is b) 24.