SOLUTION: Martha is 9 years younger than Bert. Caleb is 21. Jeffrey is 3 years older than Caleb and 7 years younger than Bert. How old is Martha?

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Question 1161184: Martha is 9 years younger than Bert. Caleb is 21. Jeffrey is 3 years older than Caleb and 7 years younger than Bert. How old is Martha?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, 131423324, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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PERSON            AGE
Martha            31-9=22
Bert              24+7=31
Caleb             21
Jeffrey           21+3=24

Martha is 22.

Answer by 131423324(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Marth 31-9=22
Bert 24+7=31
Caleb 21
Jeffrey 21+3=24

Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculate it following this sequence 

    Caleb  (given)  ---->  Jeffrey  ---->  Bert  ---->  Martha  (answer)

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All you need to know is a sequence of steps.

Establishing a sequence of steps is a major and a key part of the solution.

The rest is just arithmetic.


Since other posts do not show the sequence to you,  they weight  NOTHING.