Dylan is 9 years older than parry. together their ages sum to 65 years. how old is parry?
a. 28
b. 37
c. 56
d. 45

Let Parry's age be x years.
Then Dylan's age = (x + 9) years.
Now we can add the ages and let the sum be 65 years:
x + x + 9 = 65
2x = 65 - 9
x = = 28 years.