document.write( "Question 375765: The difference between the ages of two of my three grandchildren is 3. My eldest grandchild is three times older than the age of my youngest grandchild and my eldest grandchild’s age is two years more than the ages of my two youngest grandchildren added together. How old is my eldest grandchild? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the age of the youngest, (x + 3), the middle one and 3x the eldest
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document.write( "Question states
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document.write( "3x = x + (x+3) + 2
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "x = 5, the age of the youngest
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document.write( "the eldest gradchild is 15
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document.write( "15 = 5 +8 + 2 \n" );
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