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.

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