When Arthur is as old as his father Hailey is now, he shall be 5 times as old as his son Clarke is now. By then Clarke will be 8 times older than Arthur is now. The combined ages of Hailey and Arthur are 100 years. How old is Clarke?

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• Jan 29th, 2019

Let the present ages of Arthur, Hailey and Clarke be A,H and C respectively. When Arthur is as old as Hailey..... A + ( H - A ) = 5C ............. (1) By then ( During the same H - A years ) C + ...

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• Dec 31st, 2010

Let present age of arthur, hailey and clarke be x, yand z yrsx+y=100after (y-x)yrs arthurs age is 5z and clarkes age is 8xx+(y-x)=5z and z+(y-x)=8xhencex+(100-2x)=5z and z+(100-2x)=8xx+5z=100 and 10x-...

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