Birthday Cake Puzzle (for 4 to 8 year old kids)

I asked Chatty what he looks like. He painted this picture for me. 🎂 Birthday Cake Puzzle 🎂 Last year, Bill’s birthday cake had 5 candles. Ann is two years older than Bill, so her cake always has two more candles than his. This year, Bill’s getting one extra candle on his birthday cake, as he is now one year older. How many candles will Ann have on her cake this year? 💡 I asked ChatGPT to solve the problem. He did. He also made my problem more interesting by writing it as a puzzle. Can you find the answer to this puzzle? I will give ChatGPT’s answer on this blog on Monday, August 18. The answer will stay on the blog. You can read it any day after Aug 18 as well.