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Adam is twice as old as his brother, Adain. Adam is 8-years-old. Write and solve an equation to find out how old Adian is.

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Answer:

Let adrian's age be x

Adam is twice as old

Adam = 2x

Adam = 8

2x=8

x=4

Adain is 4 years old

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