SOLUTION: fred is 2 times as old as phil, and phil is 1.8 times as old as steve. if the sum of their ages is 64, how old is steve?

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Question 1009313: fred is 2 times as old as phil, and phil is 1.8 times as old as steve. if the sum of their ages is 64, how old is steve?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call Steve's age, x. Then Phil is 1.8x and Fred is 3.6x. Add them and get
x + 1.8x + 3.6x = 64
6.4x = 64
x = 10 years old