document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154755>Question 1154755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Landon is three times as old as his little brother. If he is 10 years older than his brother, what are their ages. You must show use of algebraic techniques. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If Landon is three times as old as his little brother, then the difference between their ages is twice the age of his little brother.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Algebraically, the difference between 3x and x is 2x.)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are told that difference in their ages is 10 years.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 10 years is twice his little brother's age; so his little brother is 5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And that makes Landon 15.<br><BR>\n" );
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