Total 5 children,youngest 3yrs old and no 2 children hve
the same age ,sum of their age is26.Find the age of
eldest?

Answer Posted / sujatha

Total age = 26 and 5 childern
youngest = 3, 26 - 3 = 23

sum of 4 childern age = 23

average age of 4 childern = 23/4 = 5.75

2 childern age is same. menas one will be lesser to 5.75
and 2 will be equal to 5.75 and eldest will be greater to
5.75

according to that 3 - 4.5 - 5.75 - 5.75 - 7 then ans = 7

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