Skyler is 2 years older than Sonya. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 50. How old is Sonya now?

(A) Translate the given information into an equation using the variable x = current age of Sonya. Simplify the left side of your equation.

_____________ = 50

(B) How old is Sonya currently?

Sonya is__________ years old

1 answer

(x+2) + 9 + x + 9 = 50

Solve for x.