Saira is 6 years older than Soomal, five years from now, the sum of their ages will be 40. The present age of Saira is?

Saira is 6 years older than Soomal, five years from now, the sum of their ages will be 40. The present age of Saira is?

Explanation

Let Soomal's age be x.

Saira's age = x + 6

Five years later:

x + 5 + x + 11 = 40

2x + 16 = 40

2x = 24

x = 12

Saira's age = 12 + 6 = 18