george is 2 years older then sam and sam is 3 years older then alex. the total of their ages is 35. write and solve the equation to find the ages of george. sam and alex
Let Alex (the youngest) be n Sam is n+3 because he is three years older George is n+5 because he is 2 years older than Sam (n+3 +2) = n +5
All their ages summed = 35 So n + n +3 + n + 5 = 35 Combine like terms 3n + 8 = 35 - 8 -8 subtract 8 from both sides of the equation 3n = 27 3 3 divide both sides by 3 and get n= 9 So Alex is 9 Sam is 12 since he is 3 years older than Akex George is 14 since he is 2 years older than Sam
