SOLUTION: There are four children in a family. There were all born two years apart. The sum of their ages is 84. How old are the children?

SOLUTION: There are four children in a family. There were all born two years apart. The sum of their ages is 84. How old are the children?

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Question 186089: There are four children in a family. There were all born two years apart. The sum of their ages is 84. How old are the children?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the youngest child's age be
Their ages are then:
, , ,and

Their ages are 18,20,22,and 24
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