document.write( "Question 825527: Hello, I have just starting practicing and now improving on \"age\" word problems. But I am stuck on this one question:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Nick and Kane were born on consecutive years and on same date. Nick is younger. The sum of their ages is 11. Find the age of the brothers.
\n" ); document.write( "I get confused with the word \"consecutive\" in a sentence. However, I had a go:
\n" ); document.write( "n = k - 1 (I assume that Nick is younger by a year but the I am not too sure of the number)
\n" ); document.write( "n + k = 11 (the sum of both the brothers' ages)
\n" ); document.write( "Sub n = k - 1 into n + k = 11
\n" ); document.write( "k - 1 + k = 11
\n" ); document.write( "2k - 1 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "2k = 12
\n" ); document.write( "k = 6
\n" ); document.write( "Nick would have to be 5 years old. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Does this sound right to you?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #497374 by rothauserc(4718)\"\" \"About 
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let x be Nick's age, then x+1 will be Kane's age. Therefore,
\n" ); document.write( "x +(x+1) = 11
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 10
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5
\n" ); document.write( "Nick's age is 5 and Kane's age is 6
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