SOLUTION: The four Baldwin Brothers have a total age of 136 and their ages are represented by consecutive odd intergers. What are the ages of all four brothers?

Question 67171: The four Baldwin Brothers have a total age of 136 and their ages are represented by consecutive odd intergers. What are the ages of all four brothers?
Answer by Zoop(21) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Consecutive odd integers can be represented by , , , and . Therefore:

When simplified, you get:

Isolate the variable:

Simplify:

That means the ages of the baldwin brothers are as follows:

And we know this is true, because:

And you're done. =)
-Zoop
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