Sharon is the youngest in her family. Her sister Anne is 3 years older than she is. Her brother Tom is 5 years older than Anne. The sum of their ages is 62.

How old is Sharon? please help

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Sharon is the youngest in her family. Her sister Anne is 3 years older than she is. Her brother Tom is 5 years older than Anne. The sum of their ages is 62. 
 
How old is Sharon? please help

anonymous · Answer

help please

anonymous · Answer

To set it up in an equation, it would be x + x+3 + x + 8 = 62. x is representing Sharon, x +3 is Anne, and x + 8 is Tom, because Tom is 8 years older than Sharon. Sharon is 17, Anne is 20 and Tom is 25.

anonymous · Answer

thanks i did it and i didnt know if i was right or wrong

anonymous · Answer

i have another question

anonymous · Answer

Okay, ask (:

anonymous · Answer

A triangle has two sides with equal length and a third side 16 meters long. If the perimeter is 42 meters, what is the length of each of the equal sides?	
 
 A.
8 m
 
 B.
13 m
 
 C.
14 m
 
 D.
26 m

anonymous · Answer

13 m (:

uri · Answer

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So,
x+x+3+x+8=62