SOLUTION: After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the average age of five members of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between t

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Question 1025974: After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the
average age of five members of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago.
What is the difference between the ages of the replaced and the new
member?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the
average age of five members of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago.
What is the difference between the ages of the replaced and the new
member?
:
The total age of 5 members 3 yrs ago, will be 15 yrs less than it is now
Therefore
the new member must be 15 yrs younger than the old member

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