Elvira is 5 years older than morton. morton is twice as old as michelle. the combined total of their ages is 85. how old is morton?

Elvira (e) is 5 years older than Morton (m)

e = m + 5

Morton (m) is twice as old as Michelle (c)

m = 2c

The combined total of their ages is 85

e + m + c = 85

We want m at the end so let's write everything in terms of m.

e = m + 5

c = m/2

85 = e + m + c = m+5 + m + m/2 = 5 + (5/2) m

m = (2/5) (85 - 5) = 32

32 years old

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That makes Elvira 37 and Michele 16, total 32+37+16=85, good

answer: 0.1,0.85

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