SOLUTION: Mrs brown has 6 children and each child is 4 years older than the next youngest. The oldest child is a boy and he is 3 times older than the youngest child. How old is the oldest

Question 918823: Mrs brown has 6 children and each child is 4 years older than the next youngest.
The oldest child is a boy and he is 3 times older than the youngest child.
How old is the oldest boy?
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Mrs brown has 6 children and each child is 4 years older than the next youngest.
The oldest child is a boy and he is 3 times older than the youngest child.
How old is the oldest boy?



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