To find Colin's age, add 8 to Emily's age.
61 + 8 = 69
<u>Colin is </u><u>69 years old.</u><u> </u>
To find Dan's age, subtract 16 from Emily's age.
61 - 16 = 45
<u>Dan is </u><u>45 years old</u><u>.</u>
Now to find the total of their combined ages, add the their ages together.
61 + 69 + 45 = 175
<h2>Answer:</h2>
<u>The total of their combined ages is </u><u>175</u><u>.</u>