SOLUTION: In the Lopez family there are 5 children the youngest is in third grade the oldest is twice as old as the youngest the triplets are four years younger that the oldest the product o

Question 880658: In the Lopez family there are 5 children the youngest is in third grade the oldest is twice as old as the youngest the triplets are four years younger that the oldest the product of all the children's ages is 221,184 how old is each child
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let a = the youngest
let b = age of the triplets
let c = the oldest
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Write an equation for each statement
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"the youngest is in third grade
a = 8 yr is the youngest
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" the oldest is twice as old as the youngest"
c = 2(8) = 16 yrs is the oldest
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" the triplets are four years younger that the oldest"
c = 16 - 4 = 12 yrs are the triplets
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the product of all the children's ages is 221,184
8 * 16 * 12^3 = 221184, that's true

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