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Brother and Sister is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Puzzle
A boy and his big sister are sitting around the kitchen table chatting.
"You know, Sis, if I took away two years from my age and gave them to you, you'd be twice my age, huh!"
"Well, why don't you just give me one more on top of that? Then I'll be three times your age."
So just how old is each sibling?
Hints
Solution
Incorrect
Too bad.
For each year the brother gives to his sister, his age decreases by one.
When he loses two years, the sister becomes twice his age. When he loses three years, his sister becomes three times his age.
If you're feeling stumped, try graphing the information you have out on paper.
Correct
That's right!
The conditions in the puzzle only work out if both the brother and sister are currently six.
The two siblings must have been born within a year of each other.
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