The total age of Xiaoming's parents is 82. His father is 2 years older than his mother. What's the age of his father? List the equality between quantities formulation of equation Complete plus reward

The total age of Xiaoming's parents is 82. His father is 2 years older than his mother. What's the age of his father? List the equality between quantities formulation of equation Complete plus reward

If the father's age is x, then the mother's age is X-2
X+(X-2)=82
X = 42 years old
So the father's age is 42