Problem of the Week
Problem A
Animal Ages
Robbie has five pets: two dogs named Bonnie and Espo, two cats named Walt and Ginny, and a ferret named Lucky. He makes the following true statements about the ages of his pets, in years:
Bonnie is 5 years older than Espo.
Ginny is half the age of Walt.
The sum of Espo’s age and Lucky’s age is equal to Walt’s age.
Bonnie is 1 year older than Walt.
Ginny is 6 years old.
How many years old are each of Robbie’s pets?