Question

The adverage age of three people running for election is 42. A fourth person joins the race and adverage drops to 40. What is the fourth person's age? A: 32 B: 34 C: 35 D: 36 E: 40

Answer 1

The fourth person is 34 years old.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Find ages of the 3 people running for election

42*3=126 Their ages combined is 126.

Step 2: Find the ages of the 4 people running for election.

40*4=160

Step 3: Subtract the two ages.

160-126=34.

The 4th person is 34.