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Daniel's age is half of Michael's age. Emma is four years older than Michael. The sum of Daniel, Emma and Michael's age is 54. How old is Michael?

Solution

Daniel's age is half of Michael's age. Emma is four years older than Michael. The sum of Daniel, Emma and Michael's age is 54. How old is Michael?

Solution

Michael^{'} s age is : 20

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{1}{2} x + x + 4 + x = 54

Solve for

x, \frac{1}{2} x + x + 4 + x = 54 : x = 20

Michael^{'} s age is : 20

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