Let Peter's age be represente by the variable "x".
Since Chris is four times the age of Peter, Chris' age can be represented by "4x".
Sara is 6 years less than Chris, therefore "4x - 6" can represent Sara's age.
Together their ages total 66 years.
`(x) + (4x) + (4x - 6) = 66`
`9x - 6 = 66`
`9x = 72`
`x = 8`
This means that Peter is 8 years old, Chris is 32 years old, and Sara is 6 years younger, or 26 years old.
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