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The sum of the ages of five children born at intervals of three years each is 50 years. What is the
age
of the middle child
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- x+x+3+x+6+x+9+x+12=50
5x=30
x=4
x+6=10 Years - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Let the age of first child be x
and according to condition ,there is an interval of 3 years each
and sum of ages of 5 child is 50 years
so
x+(x+3)+(x+6)+(x+9)+(x+12)=50
5x+30=50
x=4
so age of first child will be 4
second will be 7
third 10
fourth 13
fifth 16
so the age of middle child will be 10 years - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Let the age of first child be x.so the equation will become x+x+3+x+6+x+9+x+12=50.on solving the equation x will become 4.so the middle age will be 10years.
- 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Middle child age is 52
sum of ages=x+x+3+x+6+x+9+x+12/5=50
5x+30=250+x=46
middle child age x+6=46+6=52 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
- let smallest child be (x-6) years old
hence,
(x-6)+(x-3)+x+(x+3)+(x+6)=50
hence,
5x=60,
x=12.
hence middle child x= 12 yrs old ! - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- a+b+c+d+e=50
b=6a,c=9a,d=12a,e=15a
let a=3a
3a+6a+9a+12a+15a= 50
45a=50
a=1.11
c=9a
c=9×1.1=9.9 - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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