Question

Question # 4
1) Brett is 18 years younger than Mark. Carl is 10 years younger
than Mark. The sum of the ages of Brett, Mark, and Carl is 212
How old are each of the 3 men? EXPLAIN how u get the answer in words​

Answer 1

Answer:

Brett  is 62 years old, Carl is 70 years old and Mark is 80 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

let the age of Brett be x years.

thus the age of Mark is (x+18) years .

{as it is given that Brett is 18 years younger than Mark}

∴ Age of Carl is (x+8) years .

Now the sum of ages,

3x+26=212 (given)

3x=186

∴x=62

thus , the age of Brett is 62 years , the age of mark is (x+18)= 80 years and the age of Carl is (x+8)= 70 years