SOLUTION: WENDY'S AND DANIEL'S AGES COMBINED ARE TWICE JAMIE'S AGE. WENDY IS 8 YEARS OLDER THAN DANIEL. JAMIE'S AGE PLUS DANIEL'S AGE IS 20 YEARS. HOW OLD ARE EACH OF THEM?

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Question 154973: WENDY'S AND DANIEL'S AGES COMBINED ARE TWICE JAMIE'S AGE. WENDY IS 8 YEARS OLDER THAN DANIEL. JAMIE'S AGE PLUS DANIEL'S AGE IS 20 YEARS. HOW OLD ARE EACH OF THEM?
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WENDY'S AND DANIEL'S AGES COMBINED ARE TWICE JAMIE'S AGE. WENDY IS 8 YEARS OLDER THAN DANIEL. JAMIE'S AGE PLUS DANIEL'S AGE IS 20 YEARS. HOW OLD ARE EACH OF THEM?
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Let Daniel's age be "x".
Wendy's age is "x+8".
Jamie's age is "x+8 + x" = "2x+8"
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EQUATION:
Jamie's age Plus Daniel's age is 20 years.
2x+8 + x = 20
3x = 12
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x = 4 (Daniel's age Now)
x+8 = 12 (Wendy's age NOW)
2x+8 = 2*4+8 = 16 (Jamie's age NOW)
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Stan H.