Question 320772
let man's age be x years
the brother's age = 41-x years
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3 years ago
 their ages were
Man x-3 years
brother 41-x-3= 38-x
..
equation
x-3=6(38-x)
x-3=228-6x
7x=231
x=33 years --man's age
brother's age = 41-33=8 years