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Three sisters have ages that are consecutive odd integers. The sum of their ages is 57. Find the age of each sister. You must in

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Oxana [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

17, 19 and 21

Step-by-step explanation:

Consecutive odd numbers mean odd numbers that are right next to each other.

Eg: 3, 5, 7

Let x represent the youngest sister. The sister older than her will be 2 years older than her, hence (2 + x). The oldest sister would be 4 years older than the youngest and two years older than the middle sister, hence (4 + x).

The sum of their age = 57.

Hence:

x + (2 + x) + (4 + x) = 57

x + 2 + x + 4 + x = 57

Simplify

3x + 6 = 57

Rearrange

3x = 57 - 6

3x = 51

Divide both sides by 3 to make x on its own (this way we can find the age of the youngest sister).

x = 17 (youngest sister is 17 years old)

x + 2 = 19 (middle sister is 19 years old)

x + 4 = 21 (oldest sister is 21 years old)

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