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 result:

j =  4
t =  8
d =  20
p =  24

Solution:

x=56/(1+2+5+6)=4 j=1⋅ x=1⋅ 4=4
t=2⋅ x=8
d=5⋅ x=20
p=6⋅ x=24

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