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A grandmother says that her grandson is two years older than her granddaughter and that together they are at least 12 years old.how old are her grandson and granddaughter?

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Answer:

her grandson would be 7 and her granddaughter would be 5.

Explanation:

their ages together is 12. we divide that by the two grandchildren, and adjust it to where they are to years apart.

12÷2=6

6+6 + adjusted = 5 and 7.

to fact check 5+7=12, and 7 is two numbers above 5.

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