document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=881202>Question 881202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julie has three children whose ages are consecutive odd integers. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x represents the youngest child’s age, which expression represents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of her children’s ages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let A, B, and C be the children's ages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The children are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A (oldest child)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = A-2 (the numbers are consecutive and odd, so 2 apart)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = A-4 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum is A + B + C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the values above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + (A-2) + (A-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3A - 6 = sum of children's ages </SPAN>\n" );
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