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mary is four years younger than bob. bob is three times sams age. the sum of their ages is 59 years. find out the age of each person.

Solution

ma ry i s f o u r ye a rs yo u n g er t han b o b . b o b i s t h ree t im es s am s a g e . t h e s u m o f t h e i r a g es i s 59 ye a rs . f in d o u t t h e a g e o f e a c h p erso n .

Solution

Bob^{'} s age is : 27

Mary^{'} s age is : 23

Sam^{'} s age is : 9

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 4 + x + \frac{x}{3} = 59

Solve for

x, x - 4 + x + \frac{x}{3} = 59 : x = 27

Find age

Bob^{'} s age is : 27

Mary^{'} s age is : 23

Sam^{'} s age is : 9

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