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Max and his friend Zeke are comparing their ages. They figure out that if they double Max's age from 3 years ago and add it to Zeke's current age , the sum is 26. If Zeke is currently 8 years old, determine
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Max and his friend Zeke are comparing their ages. They figure out that if they double Max's age from 3 years ago and add it to Zeke's current age , the sum is 26. If Zeke is currently 8 years old, determine how old Max currently is.

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the answer is 9. if you subtract 8 from 26, thats 18. 6x3 equals 18 which means 3 years ago, max was six. now, his is nine because 6 plus 3 equals 9
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