SOLUTION: Sam is x years old. His brother, John, is 4 years younger than him. Their father, Jimmy, is 5 times as old as John (a) Express, in term of x, (i) John's age (ii) Jimmy's age

Question 1026576: Sam is x years old. His brother, John, is 4 years younger than him. Their father, Jimmy, is 5 times as old as John
(a) Express, in term of x,
(i) John's age
(ii) Jimmy's age
(b)Find the sum of their ages if Sam is 10 years old
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Sam:

John:

Jimmy:

The rest is arithmetic.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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