Question 1137311

Jim is 9 years older than June. Alex is 8 years younger than June. If the total of their ages is 82, how old is the eldest of them?
<pre>It's quite obvious that JIm is the eldest
Let Jim's age be J
Then June's is, J - 9, and Alex' is, J - 9 - 8, or J - 17
We then get: J + J - 9 + J - 17 = 82
3J - 26 = 82
3J = 108
The eldest person, Jim, or {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,6, J, "=", 108/3, "=", 36, years-old))}}}
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