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document.write( "\"The ages of three sisters are three consecutive even integers. The sum of the youngest and the oldest sisters' ages is twenty less than 4 times the middle sisters age. What is the age of the middle sister? Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.\" \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #551912 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a \n" ); document.write( "a+2 \n" ); document.write( "a+4 \n" ); document.write( "a+a+4=4*(a+2)-20 \n" ); document.write( "2a+4=4a+8-20 \n" ); document.write( "2a+4=4a-12 \n" ); document.write( "2a=16 \n" ); document.write( "a=8 \n" ); document.write( "a+2=10 \n" ); document.write( "a+4=12 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |