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Popular Word Problems >

angie is five years more than thrice xhie's age. vjie is 5 years more than xhie. in 5 years angie is twice as old as vjie. how old are they?

Solution

an g i e i s f i v e ye a rs m ore t han t h r i ce x hi e^{'} s a g e . v ji e i s 5 ye a rs m ore t han x hi e . in 5 ye a rs an g i e i s tw i ce a s o l d a s v ji e . h o w o l d a re t h ey ?

Solution

Xhie^{'} s age is : 10

Vjie^{'} s age is : 15

Angie^{'} s age is : 35

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

5 + 3 x + 5 = 2 (5 + x + 5)

Solve for

x, 5 + 3 x + 5 = 2 (5 + x + 5) : x = 10

Find age

Xhie^{'} s age is : 10

Vjie^{'} s age is : 15

Angie^{'} s age is : 35

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