Question

Orlando is 12 years older than Omar. Carl is three times older than Orlando. The sum of their ages is 68.Find the ratio of Omar’s age to Carl’s age to Orlando’s age.

Answer 1

Explanation:

let's name the variables for the age of the people as the people themselves :

orlando = omar + 12

carl = 3×orlando

carl + orlando + omar = 68

using the first equation in the second equation, and then that result and the first equation in the third equation :

carl = 3×(omar + 12)

3×(omar + 12) + (omar + 12) + omar = 68

3×omar + 36 + omar + 12 + omar = 68

5×omar + 48 = 68

5×omar = 20

omar = 4

orlando = omar + 12 = 4 + 12 = 16

carl = 3×orlando = 3×16 = 48

the ratio omar : carl : orlando

4 : 48 : 16 = 1 : 12 : 4