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2019 Individual #7

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May 1, 2022
2019 Individual

Problem Statement

In one peculiar family, the mother and the three children have exactly the same birthday. Currently, the mother is 3737 years old while each of children are 99 years old. How old will the mother be when the sum of the ages of the three children equals her age?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>14<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>27<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>42<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>57<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>66<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>14\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>27\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>42\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>57\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>66