SOLUTION: One son, one mother, one father, total age is 100yrs ,, son is half age of mother,, and mother is -5yrs of father.. Pls help me to calculate the age of son,,,,, the age of mother,,

Question 1028269: One son, one mother, one father, total age is 100yrs ,, son is half age of mother,, and mother is -5yrs of father.. Pls help me to calculate the age of son,,,,, the age of mother,,,,, the age of father
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call their ages s, m, and f. Then we have
s + m + f = 100
s = (1/2)m
m = f - 5 (or f = m + 5)
Now substitute into the first equation and get
(1/2)m + m + m+5 = 100
(5/2)m + 5 = 100
(5/2)m = 95
m = 38
That means
s = 19 and
f = 43

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