SOLUTION: KOJO IS TWICE AS OLD AS ESI WHO IN TURN IS 5 YEAR OLDER THAN KWEKU. IF THEIR TOTAL AGE IS 47,HOW OLD IS EACH OF THEM

Question 101308: KOJO IS TWICE AS OLD AS ESI WHO IN TURN IS 5 YEAR OLDER THAN KWEKU. IF THEIR TOTAL AGE IS 47,HOW OLD IS EACH OF THEM

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KOJO IS TWICE AS OLD AS ESI WHO IN TURN IS 5 YEAR OLDER THAN KWEKU. IF THEIR TOTAL AGE IS 47,HOW OLD IS EACH OF THEM
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Let Kweku be "x" yrs. old.
Then ESI is "x+5" yrs old
And KOJO is 2(x+5) yrs old
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EQUATION:
x + x+5 + 2x+10 = 47
4x+15 = 47
4x = 32
x = 8 (Kweku's age)
x+5 = 13 (ESI's age)
2x+10 = 26 (Kojo's age)
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Stan H.
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