SOLUTION: the ratio in the ages of A,B,C, six years before was 2:3:5 if the sum of their present ages is 168, find their ages
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Question 945439: the ratio in the ages of A,B,C, six years before was 2:3:5 if the sum of their present ages is 168, find their ages
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
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2.
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3.
From the eq. 1,
Substitute into eq. 3,
4.
Now subtract eq. 2 from eq. 4,
Then,
and
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