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Question 851113: A man is twice as old as his son. His son is twice as old as his sister. Their total ages is 84. How old is the father
Answer by ramkikk66(644)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A man is twice as old as his son. His son is twice as old as his sister. Their total ages is 84. How old is the father

Let the daughter's age be 
Then the son's age is  and the father's age is 
Sum of ages is 84. i.e. 
Therefore, 
Daughter's age = 
Son's age = 
Father's age = 

Hope this helps :)

Cheers, Ramki.


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