document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471471>Question 471471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> our mother is 3 times as old as my brother and i am 1/3rd times older than my brother. if 4 years ago i was as old as my brother today, what is the age of my mother? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let brothers age now be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother's age = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my age = x/3+x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "brother's age = x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother's age= 3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my age x/3+x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my age =x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=x/3 +x -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mother's age = 12*3=36 years. </SPAN>\n" );
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