Asked by Liya
Lily is 14 years older than her brother Ezekiel. In 8 years she will be twice as old as Ezekiel will be then. What is their current and future age?
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Reiny
brother's age ---- x
Lily's age ------- x+ 14
8 years from now:
brother's age = x+8
Lily's age = x+14 + 8 = x + 22
x+22 = 2(x+8)
solve for x and sub into my definitions
Lily's age ------- x+ 14
8 years from now:
brother's age = x+8
Lily's age = x+14 + 8 = x + 22
x+22 = 2(x+8)
solve for x and sub into my definitions
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