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Young Frankenstein has two brothers, Pugsley and Gomez. The sum of their age is 34. Frankenstein is older than Pugsley, but Pugsley is not the youngest. Gomez is 8 years younger than Frankenstein and Pugsley's and Gomez's ages differ by 5 years. How old are the three brothers?

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F+P+G=34
F>P>G => 15<12<7
F-8=G =>G+8=F =>7+8=15
P-5=G =>G+5=P =>7+5=12
F+P+G=34 =>(G+8)+(G+5)+G=34 =>
=>3G+13=34 =>3G=34-13=21 =>G=21/3=7
Gomez is 7 years old,Pugsley is 12 years old and Frankenstein is 15 years old.
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