Chris is twice as old as Bradley: C = 2B
Devin is eight years older than Bradley: D = B + 8
Mitchell is eight years older than Devin: M = B + 8 + 8
Bradley: B = B
[tex]C + D + M + B = 104[/tex]
Plug in the values:
[tex](2B) + (B + 8) + (B + 8 + 8) + (B) = 104[/tex]
--> [tex]5B + 24 = 104[/tex]
Subtract 24 from both sides.
5B = 104 - 24
5B = 80
B = [tex]\frac{80}{5}[/tex]
B = 16
Plug in the values to know the age of each player:
Chris: 2(16) Chris is 32 years old.
Devin: (16) + 8 Devin is 24 years old.
Mitchell: (16) + 8 + 8 Mitchell is 32 years old.
Bradley is sixteen years old.
To check your work, add up all of their ages: 2(32) + 24 + 16 = 104
Hope this was helpful.
