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Alan is 14 years old. This is twice as old as his brother James. How old is James?

Alan is 14 years old. This is twice as old as his brother James. How old is James?
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Alan is 14 years old. This is twice as old as his brother James. How old is James?

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alan=14

alan is twice as old as his brother
alan=2 times brother
14=2 times brother (james)
divide both sides by 2
7=brother (james)
james is 7 years old
User Yinglin
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Just divide 14 by two to find out how old James is.

James is 7.
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