document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152797>Question 1152797</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a boy is 3 times younger than his uncle.if the sum of their age is 64.how old is the boy and the uncle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The statement of the problem is nonsense.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The phrase \"3 times younger than...\" has no logical meaning.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given a number -- say 40 -- \"three times less than that number\" means 40, minus 3 times 40 = 40-3(40) = 40-120 = -80.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But when we are talking about ages, that doesn't make any sense.  If the uncle is 40 years old, and if the boy is 3 times younger than his uncle, then the boy's age is -80.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And of course that is nonsense.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want help with your problem, re-post it so that it makes sense.<br><BR>\n" );
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