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Mark's dad is three times older than Mark. Mark's sister is 2 years younger than Mark. (3m) The sum of their ages is 48. How old are Mark, his sister, and his dad?

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Age of Mark [tex]=10[/tex] years

Age of Mark's dad [tex]=30[/tex] years

Age of Mark's sister [tex]=8[/tex] years

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Let age of Mark be [tex]x[/tex] years.

Mark's dad is three times older than Mark

Age of her Mark's dad [tex]=3x[/tex]

Mark's sister is 2 years younger than Mark

Age of Mark's sister [tex]=(x-2)[/tex] years

The sum of their ages is 48.

[tex]x+3x+x-2=48\\5x-2=48\\5x=50\\x=10[/tex]

Age of Mark [tex]=x=10[/tex] years

Age of Mark's dad [tex]=3x=3(10)=30[/tex] years

Age of Mark's sister [tex]=x-2=10-2=8[/tex] years

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