Three men

Alex is half younger than Jan, which is one-third younger than George. The sum of their ages is 48. How are these three men old?

Final Answer:

a =  8
b =  16
c =  24

Step-by-step explanation:

a = b  b/2 = b/2 b = c  c/3 = 2/3 c a+b+c= 48  b/2+b+3/2b=48  b/2+b+3/2 b=48  6b=96  b=696=16  b=16  a=b/2=16/2=8
c=23 b=23 16=23 16=248=24



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