There lived three brothers who couldnot figure out what their age was!
Algebra
Level
1
Carol is three times older than Andrew. Brad is two years older than Andrew. In six years, the sum of Andrew’s and Brad’s ages will be the same as Carol’s age. How old is Carol?
The answer is 24.
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1 solution
andrew = x
carol = 3x
brad = x+2
sum of andrew & brad 's ages
(x) + (x+2)
after six years
(x+6)+(x+2+6) = 3x + 6
2x + 14 = 3x +6
8 = x
now ;
carol 's age = 3x = 3*8 = 24