SOLUTION: Betty is three times older than her oldest child the two children are three years apart in that sums to 52

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Question 1080502: Betty is three times older than her oldest child the two children are three years apart in that sums to 52
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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3c,     c,            c-3
Betty, oldest child, other child


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c%2Bc-3=52
2c=52%2B3
2c=55
c=27%261%2F2------oldest child age


"That", is what, in "in that sums to 52" ?
All three of their ages?
3c%2Bc%2Bc-3=52
5c-3=52
5c=55
highlight%28c=11%29-------oldest child