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Question 1171154: ryan is 8 years older than his brother . two years later ryan age with be three times older than his brother . how old is ryan
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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two years later ryan age with be three times older than his brother
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Just taking a guess what your exercise really is:
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Ryan is eight years older than his brother. In two more years, Ryan will be three times that of his brother. How old is Ryan?
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His brother is r-8.
r%2B2=3%28r-8%2B2%29
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r%2B2=3r-15
17=2r
r=17%2F2=8%261%2F2---------probably because of wrong interpretation.


---- Trying differently,

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Ryan is 8 years older than brother. In two years, Ryan will be "three times older than his brother".
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r, Ryan
r-8, his brother
r%2B2=3%28r-8%2B2%29%2B%28r-8%2B2%29
r%2B2=3%28r-5%29%2Br-5
r%2B2=4%28r-5%29
r%2B2=4r-20
3r=22
r=22%2F3
r=7%261%2F3


Recheck your problem description carefully. What does it say, word-for-word?

Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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ryan is 8 years older than his brother . two years later ryan age with be three times older than his brother . how old is ryan
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Hello,  as I see from your post,  you don't know  NEITHER  English,  NOR  Math.


Moreover, I see that you  NEVER  even opened and read no one single English  Math textbook on the subject.


Nevertheless,  you compose some gibberish and post it to the forum,
stealing the tutor's valuable time ant littering the Internet.


    FOR  WHAT  REASON  DO  YOU  DO  IT  ?