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  • 01-02-2019
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The ratio of the ages (in years) of three children is 2:4:5. The sum of their ages is 33. What is the age of each child?

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AlbertThomas
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  • 01-02-2019
We have 2x + 4x + 5x = 33 so 11x = 33 and x 3.

The children are 6, 12 and 15
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