Questions: Percy is 4 years older than Kylie. Jackie is 10 years younger than Kylie. How old is Percy?

Transcript text: Percy is 4 years older than Kylie. Jackie is 10 years younger than Kylie. How old is Percy?

Solution

Solution Steps

To solve the problem, we need to express the ages of Percy, Kylie, and Jackie in terms of a single variable. Let's assume Kylie's age is \( x \). Then, Percy's age would be \( x + 4 \) and Jackie's age would be \( x - 10 \). However, the problem does not provide enough information to determine the exact ages of any of the individuals, as there is no equation or additional data to solve for \( x \).

Step 1: Define Variables

Let \( x \) represent Kylie's age. According to the problem, Percy is 4 years older than Kylie, so Percy's age can be expressed as \( x + 4 \). Similarly, Jackie is 10 years younger than Kylie, so Jackie's age can be expressed as \( x - 10 \).

Step 2: Analyze Given Information

The problem provides relationships between the ages of Percy, Kylie, and Jackie but does not provide any specific numerical value for Kylie's age \( x \). Without additional information or equations, we cannot determine the exact ages of Percy or Jackie.

Step 3: Conclusion

Since there is insufficient information to solve for \( x \), we cannot determine the exact ages of Percy or Jackie. Therefore, the problem cannot be solved with the given data.