SOLUTION: The combined age of a mother and her twins is 58. The mother was 25 when the twins were born. Write and solve an equation to find the age of each three people

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Question 897687: The combined age of a mother and her twins is 58. The mother was 25 when the twins were born. Write and solve an equation to find the age of each three people
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The combined age of a mother and her twins is 58. The mother was 25 when the twins were born. Write and solve an equation to find the age of each three people
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let x=age of twins
x+25=age of mother
2x+(x+25)=58
3x=33
x=11
x+25=36
age of twins=11
age of mother=36