Alpha, Beta and Gamma are three siblings. Alpha is two years older than Beta, who is twice as old as Gamma. If the total of their ages is 27 years, how old is Beta?
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age of beta x
age of alpha x+2
age of gamma x/2
atq
x+(x+2)+(x/2)=27
2x+2+x/2=27
2x+x/2=25
4x+x=50
5x=50
x=50/5
x=10
age of beta is 10 years
age of alpha is 10+2=12 years
age of gamma is 10/2=5 years
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age of alpha x+2
age of gamma x/2
atq
x+(x+2)+(x/2)=27
2x+2+x/2=27
2x+x/2=25
4x+x=50
5x=50
x=50/5
x=10
age of beta is 10 years
age of alpha is 10+2=12 years
age of gamma is 10/2=5 years
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Let Gamma = x
Beta = 2x
Alpha = 2x+2
A.T.Q,
2x+2+2x+x=27
5x=25
X=5
So Beta's age= 5×2= 10 yrs
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