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Alvin's age is three times Elga's age. The sum of their ages is 116. What is Elga's age?
years old

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  • 11-09-2020

Answer:

Let Elga's Age be x and Alvin's age be 3x

x + 3x = 116

4x = 116

x = 116/4

x = 29

Therefore , 3x = 3(29) = 87

Elga's Age - 29

Alvin's Age - 87

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