document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698577>Question 698577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brian is 8 years older than Maura Maura is 8 years older than Pete the sum of their ages is 27 how old is pete? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Maura be x years old, then Brian is x+8 and Pete is x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add up all their ages and make sum 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+8+x-8=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=27 divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=9 so Maura is 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pete was x-8 so 9-8=1, Pete is 1 year old </SPAN>\n" );
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