Comment by Alcoholic Crusader on StardustLullaby

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The Mother is 3 years older then Oscar therefore x+3.
The father is 5 years older then the mom, which is x+5.
Combine both the mom and father age, 2x+8=42.
2x+8(-8)=42-8    
2x=34
X=17.

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@Alcoholic Crusader no that's wrong. It is 34. Because there is no talk of the parents combined being the answer it just says: "The mother is 3 years old and the father 5 years older than the mom and dad is 42". So, it's simple 42-5-3= 42
@Alcoholic Crusader if X+8=42 and it becomes x=34 then i think you take the 2x both the mom and Dad and then divided it by two or they just forgot to add the last information because this aint adding up.