Jenny is five years older than Jack, whose age is 'x' years. Which of the following equations can represent the relationship between their ages?

x = y

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x = y + 5

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y = x + 5

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y = x – 5

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Solution

The correct option is C y = x + 5
Let us assume that Jenny's age is 'y' years.

Jack's age = 'x' years

It is given that Jenny is 5 years older than Jack.

We can represent this as:
y = x + 5

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Jenny is five years older than Jack, whose age is 'x' years. Which of the following equations can represent the relationship between their ages?

The correct option is C y = x + 5Let us assume that Jenny's age is 'y' years. Jack's age = 'x' years It is given that Jenny is 5 years older than Jack. We can represent this as: y = x + 5

The correct option is C y = x + 5
Let us assume that Jenny's age is 'y' years.

Jack's age = 'x' years

It is given that Jenny is 5 years older than Jack.

We can represent this as:
y = x + 5