SOLUTION: How would you solve this. "3 sisters were born is consecutive years. The sum of their ages is 60. What are their ages?"

Question 809752: How would you solve this. "3 sisters were born is consecutive years. The sum of their ages is 60. What are their ages?"

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"3 sisters were born is consecutive years. The sum of their ages is 60. What are their ages?"
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60/3 = 20, the middle sister's age

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How would you solve this. "3 sisters were born is consecutive years. The sum of their ages is 60. What are their ages?"
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youngest:: x-1
middle:::: x
oldest:::: x+1
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Equation:
sum = 60
3x - 60
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x = 20 (middle age)
x-1 = 19 (youngest age)
x+1 = 21 (oldest age)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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