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Rosie's age is half of Jett's age. Walter is five years older than Jett. The sum of Rosie, Walter, and Jett's age is 35. How old is Jett?

Solution

Rosie's age is half of Jett's age. Walter is five years older than Jett. The sum of Rosie, Walter, and Jett's age is 35. How old is Jett?

Solution

Jett^{'} s age is : 12

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{1}{2} x + x + 5 + x = 35

Solve for

x, \frac{1}{2} x + x + 5 + x = 35 : x = 12

Jett^{'} s age is : 12

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