document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057892>Question 1057892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 3 childrenL Ivan, Maria and Nadia. Ivan is 3 times older than Nadia. Maria is 5 years younger than Ivan. The sum of the years of the 3 childres is: 23. How old are Ivan, Maria and Nadia? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #672889 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=672889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Nadia be n. Then Ivan is 3n, and Maria is 3n-5. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+3n+3n-5=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7n=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nadia is 4, Ivan is 12, and Maria is 7. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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