A town's oldest inhabitant is x years older than the sum of the ages of the Lee triplets. If the oldest inhabitants is

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A town's oldest inhabitant is x years older than the sum of the edges of the Lee triplets. If the oldest inhabitants is now J years old, how old will one of the triplets be in 20 years?

A. \(\dfrac{J-50}{3}\)

B. \(\dfrac{3(J+20)}{x}\)

C. \(\dfrac{J+x-50}{3}\)

D. \(\dfrac{J-x+60}{3}\)

E. \(\dfrac{J+x-20}{3}\)

The OA is D
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