Pat is six years older than twice his Cousin Zach’s age. The sum of their ages is less than 36. What is the greatest age that Zach could be?

Question

It's a sentence math problem

Answer 1

If P is Pat’s age and Z is Zach’s age, then P=2Z+6.

P+Z<36, so 2Z+6+Z<36, 3Z<30 and Z<10. Therefore in whole numbers of years Zach must be 9 years old at most.