James is 7 years older than Kate. Sam is twice as old as James. The sum of their ages is 77. Find the ratio of Kate's age to James' age to Sam's age.
Kate's age = xJames age = x + 7 Sam's age = 2x + 14sum of age = 77 Therefore x + x+7 + 2x+14 = 774x + 21 = 77 4x = 56 x= 14 ratio = 14:21:42
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