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bria is 1 less than six times her brothers age if the sum of their ages is 62 how old is her brother
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\n" ); document.write( "b = Bria's age
\n" ); document.write( "r = brother's age
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\n" ); document.write( "b = 6r - 1
\n" ); document.write( "b + r = 62
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\n" ); document.write( "6r-1 + r = 62
\n" ); document.write( "7r = 63
\n" ); document.write( "r = 9
\n" ); document.write( "b = 53 \n" ); document.write( "

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