SOLUTION: Don is twice as old as Irene; Ed is 16 years older than Irene. The sum of all three of their ages is 60 years. Find the age of each person.
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Question 261291: Don is twice as old as Irene; Ed is 16 years older than Irene. The sum of all three of their ages is 60 years. Find the age of each person. Answer by CharlesG2(834) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Don is twice as old as Irene; Ed is 16 years older than Irene. The sum of all three of their ages is 60 years. Find the age of each person.
D Don, I Irene, E Ed
D=2I
E=I+16
D+I+E=60
2I + I + I + 16 = 60
4I + 16 = 60
4I = 44
I = 11 which is Irene's age
so if Irene is 11, then Don is 22 and Ed is 27
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