SOLUTION: Jun is 6 years younger than Leo who is twice as old as Serge. Express each of their ages in terms of a single unknown.

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Question 1144741: Jun is 6 years younger than Leo who is twice as old as Serge. Express each of their ages in terms of a single unknown.
Answer by ikleyn(52802)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let this single unknown be S, the Serge's age.


Then  the Leo's age is  2*S  years,  and  the Jun's age is (2*S-6)  years.


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