document.write( "Question 285998: Tom,eighteen years old,is three times as old as his brother.How wil Tom be when he is twice as old as his brother? \n" ); document.write( "

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Tom, eighteen years old, is three times as old as his brother.
\n" ); document.write( "Tom is 18, brother is 6
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\n" ); document.write( "How old will Tom be when he is twice as old as his brother?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = no. of years for Tom's age to be twice as his brother's age
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\n" ); document.write( "t + 18 = 2(t + 6)
\n" ); document.write( "t + 18 = 2t + 12
\n" ); document.write( "18 - 12 = 2t - t
\n" ); document.write( "t = 6 years
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\n" ); document.write( "Tom will be 18+6 = 24 yrs
\n" ); document.write( "Bro will be 6+6 = 12 yrs
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