Question 314460: The ages of three brothers are consecutive odd integers.The sum of their ages is 111.How old are the three brothers
Answer by texttutoring(324)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If they're consecutive odd integers, it means each brother's age differs by 2. For example, 5,7,9 are three consecutive odd integers.
So,
Let x= age of brother 1
Let x+2 = age of brother 2
Let x+4 = age of brother 3
We know their sum is 111, so let's make a formula:
x + x+2 + x+4 = 111
3x+6 = 111
3x=105
x=35
So the first brother is 35, which means the second is 37, and the third brother is 39.
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