document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051232>Question 1051232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fred and Kate are brother and sister. Fred has three times as many sisters as brothers, and Kate has as many brothers as sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Fred has three times as many sisters as brothers, and Kate has as many brothers as sisters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " How many boys and girls are there in this family?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let b = no. of boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = no. of girls<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fred: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 3(b-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g-1 = b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = b + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace g with (b+1) in the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + 1 = 3b - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 + 3 = 3b - b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2 boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 2 + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 3 girls  </SPAN>\n" );
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