document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185365>Question 1185365</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> charles is 3 years younger than evan. the sun of their ages is 63, how old are they both  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I will respond to this question only to comment on how sloppy the average person is with the English language....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the problem as posted, there is no solution because the given information is self-contradictory.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"How old are they both\", according to proper English, means the two of them are the same age.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the problem says one of them is 3 years older than the other....<br><BR>\n" );
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