document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246127>Question 246127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jose, Pedro, and Felipe are brothers and Pedro is the youngest.  Felipe is 2 years older than Pedro, and Jose is 3 years older than Felipe.  Three times the sum of Pedro and Felipe’s age equals two less than the product of four and Jose’s age.  Find the age of all the brothers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Felipe is 2 years older than Pedro, and Jose is 3 years older than Felipe. Three times the sum of Pedro and Felipe’s age equals two less than the product of four and Jose’s age. Find the age of all the brothers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = p+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = f+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(p+f)=4j-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = f-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = f+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3f + 3p - 4j = -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3f + 3(f-2) -4(f+3) = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2f -14 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2f = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 6 yrs (Felipe's age now)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = f-2 = 4 yrs (Pedro's age now)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = f+3 = 15 yrs (Jose's age now)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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