document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136553>Question 1136553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lauren is 4 years older than meghan. alyssa is 4 years younger than meghan. the sum of their ages is 42. how old is each girl?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lauren is 4 years older than Meghan; Alyssa is 4 years younger than Meghan.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the three ages form an arithmetic progression (constant difference of 4 between the ages).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the middle age is the average of the three ages; 42/3 = 14.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Meghan (middle) is 14; Lauren is 4 years older, 18; Alyssa is 4 years younger, 10. </SPAN>\n" );
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