Question

The ages of​ Edna, Ellie, and Elsa are consecutive integers. The sum of their ages is 120 .

Answer 1

• Answer:

Edna = 39 years

Ellie = 40 years

Elsa = 41 years

• Explanation:

Edna = n

Ellie = n + 1

Elsa = Ellie + 1 = (n + 1) + 1 = n + 2

Edna + Ellie + Elsa = 120

replace

n + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = 120

3n + 3 = 120

3n = 120 - 3

3n = 117

n = 117 : 3

n = 39

Edna = n = 39 years

Ellie = n + 1 = 39 + 1 = 40 years

Elsa = n + 2 = 39 + 2 = 41 years

Answer 2

The answer is 39, 40, and 41

Explanation:

You would use the equation x+x+1+x+2=120 to substitute for the ages. x would represent the youngest, then you would add a year to get the middle child (since it is consecutive numbers) then you would add 2 to get the oldest. And when you get the answer to the equation (which is 39) that is only the age of the youngest (since you solve only for x and that represents the youngest child's age), so you have to add 1 and 2 to the answer to get the ages of the other two.

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