Ron is half as old as Sam, who is three times as old as Ted. The sum of their ages is 55. How old is Ron?
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Answer:
x = - 26
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number be x.
According to the question,
Cross multiplying 4 & 3 gives :-
And solving this eqn. gives :-
Verification :-
(putting the value of x = -26 )
Reducing by 7 gives
.