The ages of Edna, Ellie, and Elsa are consecutive integers that add up to 117. Their ages from youngest to oldest are 38, 39, and 40. This was determined by solving the equation based on their age relationships.
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The ages of Edna, Ellie, and Elsa are consecutive integers. The sum of their ages is 117. Determine their ages from youngest to oldest.

AL2006 · Answer

If they were all the same age, then it would be (117 / 3) = 39. 
 But they're not. So make one of them 40 and another one 38, and they'll still add up to 117 . 
 Their ages are** 38, 39, and 40 **. 
 What I can't figure out is how three nice women born in the 1970s wound up with names like that.

AL2006 · Answer

The ages of Edna, Ellie, and Elsa are consecutive integers that add up to 117. Their ages from youngest to oldest are 38, 39, and 40. This was determined by solving the equation based on their age relationships. 
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The ages of Edna, Ellie, and Elsa are consecutive integers. The sum of their ages is 117. Determine their ages from youngest to oldest.

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