SOLUTION: The sum of the ages of Pam, Dion, and their three children, in years, is 5x - 99, where x is Dion's age. Pam is 5 years younger than Dion. What is the sum of the ages of their chil

Question 1048597: The sum of the ages of Pam, Dion, and their three children, in years, is 5x - 99, where x is Dion's age. Pam is 5 years younger than Dion. What is the sum of the ages of their children?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the ages of Pam, Dion,
and their three children, in years, is
= Dion's age
= Pam's age
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The sum of the ages of their children is:

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check the answer:
Suppose ( Dion is 30 )
The sum of all their ages is:

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Dion is
Pam is
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The sum of the childrens ages is:

and

OK
That seems reasonable. They could be
13, 9, and 4

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