Question 1154589


aaron is half as old as Ryan and three times as old as Matt. If the sum of their ages is 40. what is ryan's age?

Let Aaron's age be x

Ryans age is 2x

Matt = 1/3 x

x+2x+1/3 x =40

10x/3 =40

10x = 120

x= 12 Aaron's age

Ryan's age =2x =24

Matt's age 1/3 of 12= 4