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by sanju09 » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:44 am
If Pauline is 5 less than twice the age of Quito, Quito is 10 more than thrice the age of Roselyn, and Roselyn is only 9. How much older is Pauline than Quito, given all ages in year?
A. 60
B. 46
C. 32
D. 28
E. 26


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by Anurag@Gurome » Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:07 am
sanju09 wrote:If Pauline is 5 less than twice the age of Quito, Quito is 10 more than thrice the age of Roselyn, and Roselyn is only 9. How much older is Pauline than Quito, given all ages in year?
A. 60
B. 46
C. 32
D. 28
E. 26
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Roselyn's age = 9 years implies Quito's age = 10 + (3 * 9) = 37 years
Pauline's age = (2 * 37) - 5 = 69 years
Difference between Pauline's and Quito's ages = 69 - 37 = 32 years

The correct answer is C.
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