SOLUTION: Adam, Bill and Charles are brothers. Adam is twice as old as Bill, and Bill is 12 years younger than Charles. In 5 years, Charles will be twice as old as Bill. How old are each of

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Question 1165112: Adam, Bill and Charles are brothers. Adam is twice as old as Bill, and Bill is 12 years younger than Charles. In 5
years, Charles will be twice as old as Bill. How old are each of the brothers? (Hint: x-Bill’s age, y-Adams age, z-Charles
age)
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Adam is twice as old as Bill, and Bill is 12 years younger than Charles. In 5
years, Charles will be twice as old as Bill. How old are each of the brothers?
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PERSON            AGE
Adam              2(z-12)
Bill              z-12
Charles            z

The second sentence:

Solve this and you can evaluate the other two brothers' ages.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Adam, Bill and Charles are brothers. Adam is twice as old as Bill, and Bill is 12 years younger than Charles. In 5
years, Charles will be twice as old as Bill. How old are each of the brothers? (Hint: x-Bill’s age, y-Adams age, z-Charles
age)
No HINTS needed here!



Other person is WRONG!! 

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