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Maria is 8 years older than her brother, and the sum of their ages is 72 years.
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Let her brother's age be B
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document.write( "Then she's B + 8
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document.write( "We then get: B + B + 8 = 72
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document.write( "2B = 64
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document.write( "B, or brother is: 
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document.write( "The other person is \"DEAD\" WRONG! \n" );
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