document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252047>Question 252047</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a child is one third the age of a older sibling. The ages of the two children are 16.What the age of the younger child. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can set up the older child's age as x and the younger would be 1/3(x). Now we can set up an equation like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1/3(x)= 16  Multiply by 3 to get rid of the fraction:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + x = 48 Combine like terms to  result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=48 Divide both sides by 4 will give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 years old is the older child.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you figure the younger child's age now?<BR>\n" );
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