Jock is 5 years older than sam, who is m years old. the sum of their ages is

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Desiree Underwood

25 October, 21:09

Jock is 5 years older than sam, who is m years old. the sum of their ages is

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Griffin Richmond · Answer 1

Answer: 2m+5

Steps:

Sam = m years old

Jock = (m+5) years old, because Jock is 5 years older than Sam

Sum of their ages means we add them up

m + (m+5) = m+m+5 = (m+m) + 5 = 2m+5