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Lauren's age is half of Joe's age. Emma is four years older than Joe. The sum of Lauren, Emma, and Joe's age is 54. How old is Emma?

Solution

Lauren's age is half of Joe's age. Emma is four years older than Joe. The sum of Lauren, Emma, and Joe's age is 54. How old is Emma?

Solution

Emma^{'} s age is : 24

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{1}{2} x + x + 4 + x = 54

Solve for

x, \frac{1}{2} x + x + 4 + x = 54 : x = 20

Find Emma's age

: 24

Emma^{'} s age is : 24

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