SOLUTION: Ann is 3 times as old as ben,who is 5 times as old as carol if the differnce in the ages of ann and carol is 42 years find bens age ?

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Question 1036999: Ann is 3 times as old as ben,who is 5 times as old as carol if the differnce in the ages of ann and carol is 42 years find bens age ?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ann is 3 times as old as ben,who is 5 times as old as carol if the differnce in the ages of ann and carol is 42 years find bens age ?
--> Ann is 15 times Carol's age.
C + 42 = 15C
Carol is 3
Ben is 15

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