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  • 14-04-2017
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Rich is 3 years older than Carla. Ruth is twice as old as rich. Their ages total 33 years. How old is each person?

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  • 14-04-2017
Rich is 9 years old. Ruth is 18 years old. Finally, Carla is 6 years old. Furthermore, Ri represent for Rich, Ru represent for Ruth and C represent for Carla. So:
Ri= 3+C
Ru= 2Ri
Ri+Ru+C=33
Ri+2Ri+Ri-3=33
4Ri-3=33
4Ri=36
Ri=9
Ru=9×2 or 18
C= 9-3 or 6.
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