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Alyssa is 12 years old. If Greg is 5 years younger than twice Alyssa's age, how old is Greg?

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Simply double 12 (times by 2), then subtract 5 from your product.

12 x 2 = 24
24 - 5 = 19
Greg is 19 yrs old

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