document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=637307>Question 637307</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Am trying to help my autistic boy and unfortunately am not very good with math. He has a Age Word Problem as below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill and Ben are brothers the sum of their ages is equal to 4 times Bob's age who is half as old as Bridget. The average age of the 4 children is 8. Write this as an equation, then solve it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work out the equations and came out with something as below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=Bill's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=Ben's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=Bob's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=Bridget's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + B = 4C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 2C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B + C + D = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I tried to work out the values, am not coming up with a whole number as the answer. Also am getting an invalid age value for A and B as well. What am I doing wrong? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #401611 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=401611\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill and Ben are brothers the sum of their ages is equal to 4 times Bob's age who is half as old as Bridget. The average age of the 4 children is 8. Write this as an equation, then solve it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried to work out the equations and came out with something as below:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=Bill's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=Ben's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=Bob's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=Bridget's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + B = 4C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D = 2C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B + C + D = 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I tried to work out the values, am not coming up with a whole number as the answer. Also am getting an invalid age value for A and B as well. What am I doing wrong? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + B + C + D = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4C + C + 2C = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 32/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = 64/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + B = 128/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A & B cannot be determined with the data given, only the sum.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You would expect integer solutions, but they're not.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maybe a typo somewhere.<BR>\n" );
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