document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993877>Question 993877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are four brothers in a store. each brother is two years older than the next. the youngest brother is three times as young as the oldest brother what is the age of the brothers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #613065 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=613065\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> As stated, this makes no sense.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Say the oldest brother  is 10 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The youngest is three times as young <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3 x 10yrs=30 yrs) so the youngest brother<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 30 years younger than the ten year old, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or negative 20 years old, which is not possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The youngest brother could be 1/3 as old,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but that is not what the given problem states.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three times as young would not work with the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two year differential either.     </SPAN>\n" );
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