Ages

John, Teresa, Daniel and Paul have summary 56 years. Their ages are in a ratio of 1:2:5:6. Determine how many years have each of them.

Correct answer:

j =  4
t =  8
d =  20
p =  24

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} x=56\mathrm{/}(1+2+5+6)=4 \\ j=1\cdot x=1\cdot 4=4 \end{gathered}$$

$t=2\cdot x=8$

$d=5\cdot x=20$

$p=6\cdot x=24$

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