Answer:
Yao is 16 years old
Kwame is 13 years old
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's assume Kwame's age to be x
Yao is 3 years older than Kwame, this means Yao's age is x + 3
The sum of their ages is 29
Hence, x + (x + 3) = 29
x + x + 3 = 29
2x + 3 = 29
Next, we collect like terms by subtracting 3 from both sides of the equation
2x + 3 - 3 = 29 - 3
2x = 26
We then divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of x
2x/2 = 26/2
x = 13
This means Kwame's age is 13
Yao is 3 years older than Kwame, Yao is 13 + 3 = 16 years old
