SOLUTION: A man is twice the age of the son,and 5 years older than the wife.If the wife is 25 years old, what will be the sum of their ages in two years to come?

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Question 1117593: A man is twice the age of the son,and 5 years older than the wife.If the wife is 25 years old, what will be the sum of their ages in two years to come?
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the man is "5 years older than the wife"
and "the wife is 25 years old"
The man's age is
25%2B5=30 .

If that 30-year old man is "twice the age of the son"
the son's age is 30%2F2=15 .

In "two years to come"
the wife's age will be 25%2B2=27 ,
the man's age will be 20%2B2=32 ,
and the son's age will be 15%2B2=17 .
At that time, the sum of ages will be
27%2B32%2B17=76 for man, wife, and son.

FOR EASIER CALCULATION:
The currents ages of all three add up to
30%2B25%2B15=70 .
In two years,
each Of the 3 people will be 2 years older,
and the sum of their ages will be 3%2A2=6 more.
It will be
70%2B2%2A3=76 .