Question

John is x years old ,sarah is 5 years older than john ben is three years older than sara . The total ages of john sara and ben is 40 represent the information as an equation

Answer 1

Answer:

3x+13=40

Step-by-step explanation:

John's age = x years

Sarah's age = x+5 years

Ben's age = x+5+3=x+8 years

Sum of their ages = 40 years.

Thus,

x+x+5+x+8=40

3x+13=40

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