Mr. Morgan has five daughters. They were all born the number of years apart as the youngest daughter is old. The oldest daughter

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ira [324]

2 years ago

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Mr. Morgan has five daughters. They were all born the number of years apart as the youngest daughter is old. The oldest daughter

is 12 years older than the youngest. What are the ages of Mr. Morgan's daughters?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Artyom0805 [142] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-06T06:16:13+03:00

Artyom0805 [142]2 years ago

5 0

Their ages are x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x.

The oldest is 16 years older than the youngest. There are 5 daughters.

<span>5x-x=16. 4x=16 x=4
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Their ages are 4 , 8 , 12 ,16 , 20

kompoz [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-06T07:47:42+03:00

kompoz [17]2 years ago

5 0

X, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x

5x - x = 12

x = 3

The youngest is 3 and the oldest is 15.

The ages are: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15