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jason is 4 years older than his brother derek. 4 years ago jason was twice the age of derek. how old is jason now?

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User Viszman
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have derek be x, and jason be y.

this means you can set up a system of equations with:

x+4=y and y-4= 2x-8, or y= 2x-4

since they both equal y, you can set them equal to each other and solve for x

2x-4=x+4

x=8, meaning derek is 8 and if you add 4, that means Jason is 12

JASON IS 12

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