document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030920>Question 1030920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy is half as old as his sister and two years younger than this brother. The sum of the ages of the three children is 34 years. How old is each child?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #645715 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=645715\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> boy=0.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sister=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "brother=0.5x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.5x+x+0.5x+2=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=34-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 sister<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x=8 boy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x+2=10 brother </SPAN>\n" );
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