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A girl is 18 years old and her brother is a third of her age. When the girl is 36, what will be the age of her brother.
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A girl is 18 years old and her brother is a third of her age. When the girl is 36, what will be the age of her brother.
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Question 997766: Hi,
Please help me solve the question below:
A girl is 18 years old and her brother is a third of her age. When the girl is 36, what will be the age of her brother.
I tried answering the question by doing the solution below:
= brother (18/3) = 6 years old
= girl 36
answer brother 12 year old
Let me know if this is the correct answer, if not please show me the solution.
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Melinda Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Note that the difference in their ages never changes
Girl's age = 18
Brother's age =
So, the difference in their ages is yrs
When the girl is , the brother will
still be 12 years younger
The brother will be 24
