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Trisha is twice as old as Mina. 10nyears from now, Trisha will be 4 years older than Mina. How old is Trisha and Mina?

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Answer: Let's say Trisha is currently T years old and Mina is currently M years old.

We know from the problem statement that Trisha is twice as old as Mina:

T = 2M

We also know that 10 years from now, Trisha will be 4 years older than Mina:

T + 10 = M + 4

We can substitute the first equation into the second equation:

2M + 10 = M + 4

We can then solve for M:

M = 6

So, Mina is currently 6 years old.

We can use the first equation to find Trisha's current age:

T = 2M = 2 * 6 = 12

Therefore, Trisha is currently 12 years old and Mina is currently 6 years old.

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