document.write( "Question 1004941: If your uncle is 2 years older than 3 times your age, how old is he? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #621279 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The way you wrote it the problem has no meaningful solution. \n" ); document.write( "You say: Uncle= 2+3*your age. Look what happens, you can make it just about anything you want: \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "You:10, Uncle: 2+3(10)= 32 \n" ); document.write( "You:11, Uncle: 2+3(11)= 35 \n" ); document.write( "You:12, Uncle: 2+3(12)= 38 \n" ); document.write( "etcetera \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "You are missing a key piece of information, an equality to balance the equation. that's what equation means, it comes from equal. Check your problem and resubmit it. \n" ); document.write( "J \n" ); document.write( " |