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113 together (Posted on 2018-01-30) Difficulty: 2 of 5
When Ken was half as old as Kate,
His cousin Jean was 38.
When Kate was half as old as Jean,
Then Ken himself was 17.
Their ages total 1,1,3 -
So what must those 3 ages be?


Source: Entertaining Mathematical Teasers by J.A.H. Hunter 1983

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Ken is 25, Kate is 32, Jean is 56.

25+32+56=113.

18 years ago Ken was 7, Kate 14, and Jean 38.

8 years ago Kate was 24, Jean 48, and Ken 17.

  Posted by xdog on 2018-01-30 09:37:00
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