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Jeff is two years younger than Carrie. 12 years ago, Carrie was twice as old as Jeff. How old is Jeff now?
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- jeff=carrie-2
c-12=2(j-12)
so c=16 and j=14 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- LET JEFF=X;
CARIE=X+2;
12 YEARS AGO
X+2-12=2(X-12);
X-10=2X-24;
X=14 YEARS
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 34 years old.
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let carrie age is x and jeff age is y
x-y=2
x-12=2*(y-12)
solve above two equations
we get x=16,y=14
so jeff age is 14yrs - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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