document.write( "Question 974858: If Joshua was a year older he would be three times as old as his brother. His brother is 4. How old is Joshua? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "If Joshua was a year older he would be three times as old as his brother. His brother is 4.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        The solution in the post by @lwssthak3, giving the answer 14 years for Joshua's age is incorrect.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        The cause is that his setup equation is written incorrectly.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        Below see my correct solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let x=Joshua's age
\n" ); document.write( "x+1 = 3*4 = 12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 12 - 1 = 11
\n" ); document.write( "Joshua's age is 11 years.         ANSWER\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved correctly.\r
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