document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=491919>Question 491919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jenny is 3 times as old as her little sister, but only half as old as her brother. in four years time jenny will be twice as old as her sister, how old is jenny's brother? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=age of brother<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2=Jenny's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3*x/2=x/6=sister's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 years from now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2+4=2(x/6+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2+4=x/3+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+24=2x+48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "age of Jenny's brother=24 years </SPAN>\n" );
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