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Ages & Problems on Numbers · Question 6 of 60

Question 6

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The average age of three siblings is 14 years. Two of them are 12 and 13 years old. How old is the third?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Total of the three ages = 3×14=423 \times 14 = 42 years.

  2. Third sibling = 42−12−13=1742 - 12 - 13 = 17 years.

Worth noting

14 years is the average, not the missing age. Turn an average into a total first.

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