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Matovu is twice as old as Nankya. After four years, the sum of their ages will be 26 years. Find Nan​

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Answer: 7 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let N be the age of Nankya in years.

Since Matovu is twice as old as Nankya, his age in years is 2N.

In four years, the sum of their ages will be N + 2N + 4 = 26 years.

This simplifies to 3N + 4 = 26 years.

Subtracting 4 from both sides gives 3N = 22 years.

Dividing both sides by 3 gives N = 7 years.

Therefore, Nankya's age is 7 years.

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