Question 1190918
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The statement of the problem uses language that is bad for mathematics.  The way the problem is written, the ages are all non-integers, which is not valid.<br>
The problem is with the phrase that says the father is "five times older than" the son.<br>
In sloppy everyday English, that is nearly always intended to mean the same thing as "five times as old as"; but the correct grammatical and mathematical interpretations of the two phrases are different.<br>
If the son's age is x, then "five times AS OLD AS" x clearly means 5x.<br>
But if the son's age is x, then "five times OLDER THAN" x means x, PLUS 5 more times x, which makes x+5x=6x.<br>
Unfortunately, apparently very few people who write math problems know proper English.  It is nearly always the case that, when an attempt is made to solve a problem like this in which a phrase like "5 times older than" is used, the solution turns out to have non-integer values.<br>
So change the statement of the problem to say that Reex John's father is 5 times AS OLD AS Reex John and solve the problem from there.  Since Princess is the youngest...<br>
x = Princess's age
2x = Reex John's age
10x = father's age<br>
The sum of the three ages 2 years from now will be 58, so that sum is now 58-6=52.  So<br>
x+2x+10x=52<br>
Solving that give whole number answers for their ages.  I leave it to you to finish<br>