document.write( "Question 1102065: Brian is 3 times older than Sydney, the sum of their ages is 8. How old is Brian? \n" ); document.write( "
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b Brian
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\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28b=x%2B3x=4x%2Cb%2Bx=8%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=4x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=4%288-b%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=32-4b\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b%2B4b=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5b=32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=32%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=6%262%2F5\" NOT a whole number
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