document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827450>Question 827450</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three brothers have ages that are consecutive multiples of five, the sum of their ages two years ago was 69. what are their ages now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 5x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 5x+5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-7 + 5x-2 + 5x+3 = 69<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x - 6 = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st: 5x-5 = 25-5 = 20 yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd: 25 yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd: 30 yrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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