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Tony is four years younger than his brother Josh, and two years older than his sister Cindy. Tony also has a twin brother, Evan. All the ages of the children totaled together is 66. How old is Tony?
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5 stepsDefine variables for each person's age.
Let Tony's age be .
Let Josh's age be .
Let Cindy's age be .
Let Evan's age be .Write equations based on the given information.
- "Tony is four years younger than his brother Josh":
- "Tony is two years older than his sister Cindy":
- "Tony also has a twin brother, Evan":
- "All the ages of the children totaled together is 66":
Substitute the expressions for , , and in terms of into the total age equation.
Simplify and solve the equation for .
Combine the terms:
Combine the constant terms:
Subtract 2 from both sides:
Divide by 4:
Select the correct option.
Tony's age is 16. Comparing this to the given options:
A. 14
B. 20
C. 16
D. 22
Option C matches our calculated age.The final answer is
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