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( "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( "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?” <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Andre            y\r\n" );
document.write( "Brother          y+3\r\n" );
document.write( "Sister           y-2\r\n" );
document.write( "Mom              3(y+3)-1\r\n" );
document.write( "SUM              87\r\n" );
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document.write( "Self-Explanatory:   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2B%28y%2B3%29%2B%28y-2%29%2B%283%28y%2B3%29-1%29=87 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2B%28y%2B3%29%2B%28y-2%29%2B%283%28y%2B3%29-1%29=87\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the equation and evaluate all the other ages. </SPAN>\n" );
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