document.write( "Question 677282: There are four brothers in a store. Each brother is two years older than the next. The youngest brother is three times as young as the older brother. What is the age of the brothers? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #420808 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = the age of the youngest brother
\n" ); document.write( "The other brothers are:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+6+=+3x+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+2+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+4+=+7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+6+=+9+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The brother's are 3,5,7, and 9
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