SOLUTION: "My age is 6 less than twice the age of my younger brother." How old is her younger brother if Jasmine is 28 years old?

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Question 1147012: "My age is 6 less than twice the age of my younger brother." How old is her younger brother if Jasmine is 28 years old?
Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If this statement "My age is 6 less than twice the age of my younger brother" relates to Jasmine (which I sincerely believe), then


    28 = 2*B - 6,


where "B" is the younger brother age,  and from this equation


    B =  =  = 17.


ANSWER.  The younger brother age is 17 years.


Solved.


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By the way, you should understand that if the problem is formulated in this way, as it is formulated in the post,

then it is not a Math problem ---- it is the puzzle, instead.

Why ? --- Because I forced to make that assumtion, which I made in my solution.

In TRUE Math problem, NO ASSUMPTIONS should be made over the proper formulation.


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