document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=674370>Question 674370</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amy has the same number of sisters and brothers. Her brother Jason has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many children are in the family ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> represent the number of Amy's sisters.  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> represent the number of Amy's brothers.  Then Jason must have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\ +\ 1\"> sisters, that is Amy's 3 sisters plus Amy herself.  Furthermore, Jason must have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\ -\ 1\"> brothers since he can't be his own brother but <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> is the total number of boys.  All of the above presumes that there are no out of the ordinary ongoing transgender procedures amoung Amy, Jason, and all of their siblings. Hey, you never know these days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Amy has as many sisters as brothers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And since Jason has twice as many sisters as brothers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2(y\ -\ 1)\ =\ x\ +\ 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2(x\ -\ 1)\ =\ x\ +\ 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE x\"> which is the number of boys since it is equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE y\"> and then add 1 to get the number of girls.  Then add the number of boys to the number of girls.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font face=\"Math1\" size=\"+2\">Egw to Beta kai to Sigma</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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