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Solve the following problem: jason is 11 times older then zack. The sum of their ages is 48. How old is zack?

User Rakha
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Let j represent Jason
z represent zark

j=11z

j+z=48
11z+z=48
12z=48
z=4
j=44. As a result, Zack is 4 years old and Jason is 44 years old. Hope it help!
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