The ages of three siblings combined is 27. The oldest is twice the age of the youngest. The middle child is 3 years older than the youngest. Write and solve an equation to find the ages of each sibling.

Answer 1

youngest --- x
oldest ---- 2x
middle ---- x+3

x + 2x + x+3 = 27

solve for x

Answer 2

4x=27-3
4x=24
X=14\4
X=7/2