document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=266209>Question 266209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you are 8 years old and you younger brother is half your age, when will you be three times his age </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "when will you be three times his age?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y = no. of years for this to be true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 + x = 3(4 + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 + x = 12 + 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 - 12 = 3x - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-4%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-4%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2 yrs, negative mean it happened in the past, 2 years ago<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this, 2 yrs ago you were 6, and 2 yrs ago brother was 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At that time you were 3 times his age<BR>\n" );
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