document.write( "Question 871038: The sum of 3 brothers's age is 27.
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document.write( "Two of the brothers are twins.
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document.write( "How old is other one? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #525274 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A + 2B = 27 \n" ); document.write( "Since there are two with the same age, A must be an odd number. \n" ); document.write( "Possibilities: \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 1, then the other is 25 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 2, then the other is 23 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 3, then the other is 21 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 4, then the other is 19 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 5, then the other is 17 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 6, then the other is 15 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 7, then the other is 13 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 8, then the other is 11 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 9, then the other is 9 (biologically possible, but unlikely) \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 10, then the other is 7 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 11, then the other is 5 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 12, then the other is 3 \n" ); document.write( "If the twins are 13, then the other is 1 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "The answer is that the other is any odd numbers from 1 to 25. \n" ); document.write( " |