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Rosie's age is half of Jett's age. Walter is five years older than Jett. The sum of Rosie, Walter, and Jett's age is 35. How old is Jett?

Solution

R os i e^{'} s a g e i s ha l f o f J e t t^{'} s a g e . Wa lt er i s f i v e ye a rs o l d er t han J e tt . T h e s u m o f R os i e, Wa lt er, an d J e t t^{'} s a g e i s 35. Ho w o l d i s J e tt ?

Solution

Jett^{'} s age is : 12

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{1}{2} x + x + 5 + x = 35

Solve for

x, \frac{1}{2} x + x + 5 + x = 35 : x = 12

Jett^{'} s age is : 12

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