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Peyton is 3 years younger than Justin Matt is four times as old as Payton their total age is 39

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Answer: Justin is 9 years old, Peyton is 6 years old and Matt is 24 years old

Step-by-step explanation: Let the age of Justin be x years .

And Peyton is three years younger than Justin, therefore Peyton age is

(x-3) years

And Matt is four times as old as Peyton, therefore Matt age is

4(x-3) years

And it is given that

x + x - 3 + 4 (x - 3) = 39

x + x - 3 + 4x - 12 = 39

6x - 15 = 39

6x = 54

x = 9

Therefore , Justin is 9 years old, Peyton is 6 years old and Matt is 24 years old .

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