document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131951>Question 1131951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Andre came up with the following puzzle. “I am three years younger than my brother, and I am 2 years older than my sister. My mom's age is one less than three times my brother's age. When you add all our ages, you get 87. What are our ages?”\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try to solve the puzzle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jada writes this equation for the sum of the ages: (x)+(x+3)+(x&#8722;2)+3(x+3)&#8722;1=87. Explain the meaning of the variable and each term of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the equation with fewer terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the puzzle if you haven’t already. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #748699 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=joshuajz><B>joshuajz(12)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=joshuajz><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=748699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = Andre's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The +9 in this equation is just all of the numbers in your original equation added together.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x) represents Andre's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3) Andre's age + 3 (brother)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2) Andre's age - 3 (sister)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+3)-1 Andre's age + 3 to get brother's age.  Times 3 subtract 1 to get Mom's age </SPAN>\n" );
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