SOLUTION: The oldest child in a family of four children is three times as old as the youngest. The two middle children are 10 and 22 years old. If the average age of the children is 16, how

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Question 1175811: The oldest child in a family of four children is three times as old as the youngest. The two middle children are 10 and 22 years old. If the average age of the children is 16, how old is the youngest child?
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