SOLUTION: Larry is three times as old as his brother. If the sum of thier ages is 18, how old is each?

Question 1136655: Larry is three times as old as his brother. If the sum of thier ages is 18, how old is each?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b, brother
"Larry is three times as old as his brother", means that Larry's age is 3b.
-------"sum of their ages is 18".
Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Larry is three times as old as his brother. If the sum of thier ages is 18, how old is each?
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In age problems, the solutions are traditionally assumed to be integer numbers.

Everything what is not integer, is considered as DEFECTIVE.

In this sense, this problem is DEFECTIVE - it HAS NO integer solution/solutions.

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