Please help! There is a daughter who is half the age of her mother, her mother is five years younger than her husband (father), and their ages altogether equals one-hundred (100). I have been trying to do this for almost an hour! With no such luck. Thank you!

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watchmath · Answer

$x+2x+(2x+5)=100$
What is $x$ ?

anonymous · Answer

Oh, x is unknown.

anonymous · Answer

it would be 3x + (2x+5)=100
5x=100-5
x=19

anonymous · Answer

57 +43= 100 (Sorry, I got lost? It doesn't make sense to me.)

anonymous · Answer

let the age of daughter=x
age of mother=2x
age of father =2x+5
x+2x+2x+5=100
?

anonymous · Answer

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