Question

The sum of the ages of 4 children born at the intervals of 2 years each is 48 years.What is the age of the eldest child?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

age of eldest child = 15 year

Step-by-step explanation:

let the age of younger child = x

then age of other child = (x+2) , (x+4) , (x+6)

x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6) = 48

x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 = 48

4x + 12 = 48

4x = 48 - 12

4x = 36

x = 36/4

x = 9

then age of other child is

(x + 2) = 9 + 2 = 11

(x + 4) = 9 + 4 = 13

(x + 6) = 9 + 6 = 15

age of elder child = 15 years