A boy is twice as tall as his little sister and 30cm shorter than his father. Their combined height is 3.8 meters. Find (in cm) the height of each person.

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Answer:

Height of boy = 140 cm

Height of sister = 70 cm

Height of father = 170 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Combined height = 3.8 meters = 3.8*100 = 380 cm

Let,

b be the height of boy

s be the height of sister

f be the height of father

According to given statement;

b + s + f = 380     Eqn 1

b = 2s                  Eqn 2

b = f - 30             Eqn 3

Putting b=2s in Eqn 3

2s = f - 30

[tex]s=\frac{f-30}{2}[/tex]    

Putting these values in Eqn 1

[tex]f-30+\frac{f-30}{2}+f=380\\\frac{2f-60+f-30+2f}{2} = 380 \\\\5f - 90 = 760 \\5f = 760+90 \\5f = 850[/tex]

Dividing both sides by 5

[tex]\frac{5f}{5}=\frac{850}{5}\\f=170[/tex]

Putting f=170 in Eqn 3

b = 170 - 30

b = 140

Putting f=170 in Eqn 2

140 = 2s

s = 70

Hence,

Height of boy = 140 cm

Height of sister = 70 cm

Height of father = 170 cm