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Okello has a son and two daughters named James, Ann, and Ciss. James is "k" years old, and he is 3 times as old as Ann. Ciss is twice as old as James. The sum of the age of the two daughters is 24.
Okello has a son and two daughters named James, Ann, and Ciss. James is "k" years old, and he is 3 times as old as Ann. Ciss is twice as old as James. The sum of the age of the two daughters is 24.
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more than 4 weeks ago
Let's represent the ages of James, Ann, and Ciss as follows:
James = k years old Ann = a years old Ciss = c years old
According to the given information: 1. James is 3 times as old as Ann: k = 3a
2. Ciss is twice as old as James: c = 2k
3. The sum of the age of the two daughters is 24: a + c = 24
Now, we can substitute the values of k and c from equations 1 and 2 into equation 3:
a + 2k = 24 a + 2(3a) = 24 a + 6a = 24 7a = 24 a = 24/7 a = 3.43 (approx.)
Now, we can find the values of k and c using the values of a:
k = 3a k = 3(3.43) k = 10.29 (approx.)
c = 2k c = 2(10.29) c = 20.58 (approx.)
Therefore, James is approximately 10 years old, Ann is approximately 3 years old, and Ciss is approximately 21 years old.
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Google Gemini AI
more than 4 weeks ago
Given that: James is "k" years old Ann is 3 times younger than James, so Ann is k/3 years old Ciss is twice as old as James, so Ciss is 2k years old The sum of the age of the two daughters is 24, so Ann + Ciss = 24 Substituting the values of Ann and Ciss, we get: $$k/3 + 2k = 24$$ Simplifying the equation: $$7k/3 = 24$$ Multiplying both sides by 3: $$7k = 72$$ Dividing both sides by 7: $$k = 10$$ Therefore, James is 10 years old. Ann is 10/3 = 3.33 years old. Ciss is 2 - 10 = 20 years old.