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Five years ago, Charlie was twice Priya's age. How old are they now if the sum of their ages 3 years ago will be 76.

Solution

F i v e ye a rs a g o, C ha r l i e w a s tw i ce P r i y a^{'} s a g e . Ho w o l d a re t h ey n o w i f t h e s u m o f t h e i r a g es 3 ye a rs a g o w i ll b e 76.

Solution

Charlie^{'} s age is : 53

Priya^{'} s age is : 29

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 3 + y - 3 = 76, x - 5 = 2 (y - 5)

x - 3 + y - 3 = 76, x - 5 = 2 (y - 5) : x = 53, y = 29

Charlie^{'} s age is : 53

Priya^{'} s age is : 29

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