SOLUTION: Mr Hughes is 5 times older than his son John. John is 2 times older than his sister Sarah. In 2 years their combined age will be 58. What age is John today.

Question 1084859: Mr Hughes is 5 times older than his son John. John is 2 times older than his sister Sarah. In 2 years their combined age will be 58. What age is John today.

Answer by Qodiriy(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find what age John is, we use x to indicate it. Then Sarah's age will be x�2 and his father Mr Hughes's age will be 5*x. Their combined age after two years will be following:
5*x+2+x+2+x�2+2=58
6*x+x�2=52. And now we multiply 2 to each side
12*x+x= 104
13*x=104
x=8. So as it is seen, John is 8 years old.

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