document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976940>Question 976940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl is half as old as her sister and is also two years younger than her brother. If the sum of the three children's ages is 34 years, what is the product of their ages?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #598430 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=598430\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sister is 2X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Girl is X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Brother is X+2 (she is 2 years younger, so he is 2 years older)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X+2X+X+2 = 34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4X+2=34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4X=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X=8 Girl, sister is 16 Brother is 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "product is 1280\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(edited. I initially had an error)<BR>\n" );
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