SOLUTION: Three years ago the average age of nandu and panna was 18 years. With shuba joining them now their average age became 22 years. how old is shubha now

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Question 725581: Three years ago the average age of nandu and panna was 18 years. With shuba joining them now their average age became 22 years. how old is shubha now
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Let 'n' and 'p' are the present ages of nandu and panna respectively.
Let 's' be the present age of subha.
3 years ago,
n' = n - 3
p' = p - 3
(n' + p')/2 = 18
(n+P-6)/2 = 18
(n+p) = 42
Present average of 3 girsl = (n + p + s) /3 = 22
(42 + s)= 66
s = 22 years