document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=484368>Question 484368</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .A old lady had three grandchildren,the difference between two children was 3 years. Her eldest grandchild was 3 times elder than the youngest one and the elder one 2 years more than the sum of the other two. Then wat is the age of the eldest child?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the difference between two children was 3 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b - c = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = (c+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Her eldest grandchild was 3 times elder than the youngest one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 3c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the elder one 2 years more than the sum of the other two.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = b + c + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace b with (c+3); replace a with 3c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3c = (c+3)+ c + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3c = 2c + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3c - 2c = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 5 yrs is the youngest<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 3(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 15 yrs is the eldest<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this by finding the age of b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 5 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check solutions in the statement:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\" the elder one 2 years more than the sum of the other two.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 = 5 + 8 + 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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