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Anna71 [15]
3 years ago
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Jim, Carla and Tomy are members of the same family. Carla is 5 years older than Jim. Tomy is 6 years older than Carla. The sum o

f their three ages is 31 years. How old is each one them?​
Mathematics
1 answer:
Blizzard [7]3 years ago
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We are given these three people age below:

  • Jim's age
  • Carla's age
  • Tomy's age

We define the age of Jim as any variable, because the problem doesn't give any specific age. I will define Jim's age as x.

  • Jim's age = x

Next, Carla is 5 years older than Jim. That means if Carla is 5 years older, her age would be x+5.

  • Carla's age = x+5

Then Tomy is 6 years older than Carla. That means the age would be 6+(x+5).

  • Tomy's age = 6+(x+5)

The sum of their three ages is 31 years old. That means we add all these ages and equal to 31.

\large{x + x + 5 + 6 + x + 5 = 31}

Combine like terms and solve for x.

\large{3x + 16 = 31}  \\  \large{3x = 31 - 16} \\  \large{3x = 15} \\  \large{x = 5}

Then we substitute the value of x in ages to find these three people ages.

  • Jim's age = x = 5
  • Carla's age = x+5 = 5+5 = 10
  • Tomy's age = 6+(x+5) = 6+(5+5) = 6+10 = 16.

Answer

  • Jim's age = 5
  • Carla's age = 10
  • Tomy's age = 16
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