SOLUTION: if the average of the ages of three men is 54 years, and if no one of them is less than 50 years old, what is the maximum age, in years, of any one man?

Question 498180: if the average of the ages of three men is 54 years, and if no one of them is less than 50 years old, what is the maximum age, in years, of any one man?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the average of the ages of three men is 54 years, and if no one of them is less than 50 years old, what is the maximum age, in years, of any one man?
:
Let x = the oldest guy
the other two are 50
;
= 54
Multiply by 3
100 + x = 162
x = 162 - 100
x = 62 is the age of the oldest
RELATED QUESTIONS
The average age of three persons is 46 years. If no one of them is less than 40 years... (answered by ramkikk66)

The average age of three men is 24 years. A. What is the sum of their ages? B. If two... (answered by checkley79)

harry is one third as old as ronnie and 8 years old younger than harmonic, if harry is 8... (answered by Timnewman)

Nick is 30 years less than 3 times Ray's age. If the sum of their ages is 74, how old are (answered by josgarithmetic)

alex is 2 years older than dulce. if the sum of their ages is 54. how old is... (answered by scott8148)

The average age of 8 men is decreased by 2 years, when two of them, whose ages are 22 and (answered by scott8148)

The average age of 8 men is increased by 2 years when two of them whose ages are 21 years (answered by robertb)

the average age of 8 men is increased by 2 years when 2 of them whose ages are 21 years... (answered by Theo)

1. If Samantha were three times as old as she was five years ago, she will be sixty less... (answered by josmiceli)