Your brother is 1/3 your age. Your sister is 6 years older than your brother. Your sister is 10 years old. Write an solve an equation to find your age a.

Wyatt Weeks

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2022-10-29

Your brother is 1/3 your age. Your sister is 6 years older than your brother. Your sister is 10 years old. Write an solve an equation to find your age a.

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jbaekk7q

jbaekk7q

Beginner2022-10-30Added 18 answers

Given, my age = a.
My brother's age = a 3 .
My sister's age = ( a 3 ) + 6
Therefore, equation is: ( a 3 ) + 6 = 10.
( a 3 ) = 10 6 = 4 a = 3 4 = 12 years

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