SOLUTION: Four brothers have the same age gap between them. If the youngest is 8 and the eldest is 17, what is the age of the 2 middle brothers

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Question 1142141: Four brothers have the same age gap between them. If the youngest is 8 and the eldest is 17, what is the age of the 2 middle brothers
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
AGE           BROTHER
8              youngest
8+d            younger middle
8+2d           older middle
17             oldest





-----------age difference between two successive brothers


youngest middle, 11
older middle, 14
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