Fred and Jimmy are brothers. Jimmys age is 5 more than twice the age of Fred. if the total of their ages is 23 years, how old is each one of them?

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Jnelson asked Feb 3, 2022

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Fred and Jimmy are brothers. Jimmys age is 5 more than twice the age of Fred. if the total of their ages is 23 years, how old is each one of them?

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Jnelson asked Feb 3, 2022

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Answer:

Fred is 6

Jimmy is 17

Explanation:

Jimmy's age =2x +5

Fred's age =x

x+2x+5=23

3x=23-5

3x=18

x=6

Jimmy's age =2(6)+5=17

Fred is 6

Hari Krishna Ganji answered Feb 7, 2022

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