SOLUTION: There are four brothers in a store. Each brother is two years older than the next. The youngest brother is three times as young as the older brother. What is the age of the brother

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Question 677282: There are four brothers in a store. Each brother is two years older than the next. The youngest brother is three times as young as the older brother. What is the age of the brothers?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the age of the youngest brother
The other brothers are:
+x+%2B+2+
+x+%2B+4+
+x+%2B+6+
+x+%2B+6+=+3x+
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+2x+=+6+
+x+=+3+
+x+%2B+2+=+5+
+x+%2B+4+=+7+
+x+%2B+6+=+9+
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The brother's are 3,5,7, and 9