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Question 892276: a mother has 3 kids. Kid A is half the mothers current age. Kid B is 4 years younger than Kid A. In 3 years, kid C will be 1/5 his mothers age (not current age). The sum of all their current ages is the mothers current age. How old is the mothers currently? How old is each of her kids?

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a mother has 3 kids. Kid A is half the mothers current age. Kid B is 4 years younger than Kid A. In 3 years, kid C will be 1/5 his mothers age (not current age). The sum of all their current ages is the mothers current age. How old is the mothers currently? How old is each of her kids? 


Mother's current age:  

Kid A's current age:   

Kid B's current age:   

Kid C's current age:    

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