document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073960>Question 1073960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eric is 6 years older than his brother. The sum of both their ages divided by 2 is equal to 11. How old is Eric and his brother? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688712 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=688712\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Eric's brother be n. Then Eric is n+6. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n+n+6/2=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n+6=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eric's brother is 8; Eric is 14. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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