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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.

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The youngest is X yrs. old.
Middle child is x+3 yrs. old.
The oldest is 2x yrs. old.

x + x+3 + 2x = 27.
X = ?
x+3 = ?
2x = ?

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