Question 352560: if peter is 7 years older than sharon and john is twice as old as peter, work out how old peter is if the average of their ages is 19 Found 2 solutions by mananth, josmiceli:Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let sharon be x years
Peter = x+7
John = 2(x+7)
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Average age = 19
so sum of their ages = 3*19 = 57
x+x+7+2x+14=57
4x+21=57
4x=57-21
4x=36
x= 9 sharon's age
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peter's age = x+7 = 16
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John's age = 2(x+7)=32
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = Peter's age
Let = Sharon's age
Let = John's age
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given:
(1)
(2)
(3)
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From (1):
Substitute (1) and (2) in (3)
(3)
Peter is 16
check answer:
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(3)
(3)
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