Question 1094558

Abbie is 5 years older than Cathy, bhavana is twice as old as Abbie, the total of their age is less than 30. What is bhavna's greatest possible age? Thank you
<pre>Let Bhavana's age be B
Then Abbie's is: {{{matrix(1,3, (1/2) * B, or, B/2)}}}
Also, Cathy's is: {{{B/2 - 5}}} 
We then get: {{{B + B/2 + B/2 - 5 < 30}}}
B + B - 5 < 30
2B < 35
B, or Bhavana is < 17.5 years-old, so Bhavana's greatest possible age is: {{{highlight_green(17)}}}