document.write( "Question 776351: Peter said \"I am three times as old as my brother, but in 6 years time I will only be twice as old as him\". If Peter's brother's age now is x years, how old is Peter in terms of x ? How old will they be in 6 years time? write down an equation and solve it to find there ages now. \n" ); document.write( "
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Peter said \"I am three times as old as my brother, but in 6 years time I will only be twice as old as him\". If Peter's brother's age now is b years, how old is Peter in terms of b ? How old will they be in 6 years time?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "p = 3b
\n" ); document.write( "p+6 = 2(b+6)
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"p\" and solve for \"b\":
\n" ); document.write( "3b+6 = 2b + 12
\n" ); document.write( "b = 6 years (Brother's age now)
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\n" ); document.write( "how old is Peter in terms of b ?
\n" ); document.write( "p = 3b = 18 years
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\n" ); document.write( "How old will they be in 6 years time?
\n" ); document.write( "Peter will be 24 yrs
\n" ); document.write( "Brother will be 12 yrs.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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