SOLUTION: Sara is 7 years older than Sushil. June is 4 years younger than Sushil. If the total of their ages is 87, how old is the eldest of them?

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Question 1158141: Sara is 7 years older than Sushil. June is 4 years younger than Sushil. If the total of their ages is 87, how old is the eldest of them?
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Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sushil's age = x
Sara's age = x + 7
June's age = x - 4

x + (x + 7) + (x - 4) = 87

x + x + 7 + x - 4 = 87

3x + 3 = 87

3x = 84

x = 28

Sushil's age = x = 28
Sara's age = x + 7 = 28 + 7 = 35
June's age = x - 4 = 28 - 4 = 24

The eldest among then, Sara, is 35.

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sara is 7 years older than Sushil. June is 4 years younger than Sushil. If the total of their ages is 87, how old is the eldest of them?
It's quite obvious from reading this that Sara is the eldest

Let Sara's age be S

Then Sushil's is S - 7, and June's is: S - 7 - 4, or S - 11

We then get: S + S - 7 + S - 11 = 87

3S - 18 = 87

3S = 105

Sara, or