SOLUTION: A man is 5 times as old as his son David.David is also 2 years younger than his sister Ritex .if the sum of their ages is 44 years.find each one's age.

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Question 1122374: A man is 5 times as old as his son David.David is also 2 years younger than his sister Ritex .if the sum of their ages is 44 years.find each one's age.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try this:
PERSON        AGE
Man           5(x-2)
David         x-2
Ritex          x
TOTAL         44



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, Ritex's age.
You can do the rest.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A man is 5 times as old as his son David.
m = 5d
:
David is also 2 years younger than his sister Ritex
d = r - 2
or
r = d + 2
:
.if the sum of their ages is 44 years.
m + d + r = 44
:
find each one's age.
replace m with 5d, replace r with (d + 2)
5d + d + (d+2) = 44
7d = 44 - 2
7d = 42
d = 42/7
d = 6 yr is Davids age
:
I'm sure you can find m and r yourself
Check the solutions, ensure they add up to 44
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