document.write( "Question 895143: Karen is 6 years older than her sister Michelle, and Michelle is 2 years younger than their brother David. If the sum of their ages is 62 , how old is Michelle?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Karen is 6 years older than her sister Michelle, and Michelle is 2 years younger than their brother David. If the sum of their ages is 62 , how old is Michelle?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Let Michelle’s current age be M
\n" ); document.write( "Then Karen’s is: M + 6, and David’s is: M + 2
\n" ); document.write( "Since their ages sum to 62, then:
\n" ); document.write( "M + M + 6 + M + 2 = 62
\n" ); document.write( "3M + 8 = 62
\n" ); document.write( "3M = 62 – 8
\n" ); document.write( "3M = 54
\n" ); document.write( "M, or Michelle’s current age is: \"54%2F3\", or \"highlight_green%2818%29\"
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