document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028382>Question 1028382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a family there are 3 brothers, each 2 years apart in age.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their ages total 42.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Form an equation and solve it to find the age of each child.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "youngest brother's age be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the brothers ages will be \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x,(x+2), (x+2+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+x+2+x+4=42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+6 =42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12,14,16 are their ages<BR>\n" );
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