SOLUTION: The ages of three brothers combined is 83 years. The oldest brother is twice the age of the middle and the middle brother is 5 years older than the youngest.
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Question 911106: The ages of three brothers combined is 83 years. The oldest brother is twice the age of the middle and the middle brother is 5 years older than the youngest. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ages of three brothers combined is 83 years. The oldest brother is twice the age of the middle and the middle brother is 5 years older than the youngest.
youngest ----------x
middle -------------(x+5)
eldest-------------2(x+5)
x+(x+5)+2(x+5)=83
x+x+5+2x+10=83
4x+15=83
4x=68
/4
x=17
17,22, 44 are the ages
