SOLUTION: The ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers.The sum of their ages is 111.How old are the three brothers
Algebra.Com
Question 314460: The ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers.The sum of their ages is 111.How old are the three brothers
Answer by texttutoring(324) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If they're consecutive odd integers, it means each brother's age differs by 2. For example, 5,7,9 are three consecutive odd integers.
So,
Let x= age of brother 1
Let x+2 = age of brother 2
Let x+4 = age of brother 3
We know their sum is 111, so let's make a formula:
x + x+2 + x+4 = 111
3x+6 = 111
3x=105
x=35
So the first brother is 35, which means the second is 37, and the third brother is 39.
RELATED QUESTIONS
The ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers. The sum of their ages is 111.... (answered by Fombitz)
THE AGES OF THREE BROTHERS ARE CONSECUTIVE *EVEN* INTEGERS. THE SUM OF THEIR AGES IS 54. (answered by stanbon,haileytucki)
the ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers. The sum is 57. How old is the... (answered by CubeyThePenguin)
the ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers. The sum is 57. How old is the... (answered by CubeyThePenguin)
The ages of three brothers are consecutive integers with the sum of 96. How old are the... (answered by katealdridge)
The ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers. The sum of their ages is 129.... (answered by Alan3354,MathTherapy)
2. The ages of Steve’s three brothers are consecutive even integers. Find their ages if... (answered by htmentor)
The ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers. The product of the ages of the... (answered by josgarithmetic)
three brothers have ages that are consecutive multiples of five, the sum of their ages... (answered by stanbon)