Devaughn is

14

years younger than Sydney. The sum of their ages is

58

. What is Sydney's age?

D = devaughn

s=sydney

s-d=14

s+d=58

*now you cancel out the d values because one is negative, and one is positive*

s=14

s=58

*combine the two equations*

2s=72

/2 / 2

s=36

sidney is 36 years old, now plug 32 into one of the original equations, in order to find devaughns age.

d+36=58

-36 - 36

d=22 devaughn is 22 years old

If you subtract 58 by 14 you will get 44 so thats the answer