Question

Ben is 3 years older than Will and Jen is two times older than Ben the sum of their ages is 41 how would I set this up?

Answer 1

Let the age of Ben be B, the age of Will be W and the age of Jen be J.
W = B - 3
J = 2B
B + J + W = 41 ...........(1)
Plugging the above values in terms of B for J and W into equation (1) we get:
B + 2B + B - 3 = 41 ...........(2)
Now just solve equation (2) to find the value of B.

Answer 2

Thank you kropot72

Answer 3

You're welcome :)