document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872637>Question 872637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> age of brother is twice than the age of sister,three years back age of brother was as three time as the age of the sister find the present ages and also show me<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=present age of sister<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=present age of brother<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 yrs ago:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3=age of sister<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3=age of brother<BR>\n" );
document.write( "age of brother was three times the age of the sister<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3=3(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3=3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "present age of sister=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "present age of brother=12<BR>\n" );
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