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Ramesh and Suresh are 20 years and 12 years old, respectively. Find how many years ago, the age of Ramesh was twice that of Suresh.​

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Answer:

4 years ago

Explanation:

y= Ramesh

x= Suresh

y-8=x

y=2x

Plug into each other:

x+8=2x

x=8

y=16

Suresh was 8 years old 4 years ago

Ramesh was 16 years old 4 years ago

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