Asher is 4 years younger than Jacob, and the sum of their ages is

66. Find the ages of Asher and Jacob.

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Let x be the age of Jacob.
Asher is 4 years younger, so Asher is (x-4) years old.
The sum of their ages is 66, so x + (x-4) = 66.
Combining like terms, we get 2x - 4 = 66.
Adding 4 to both sides, we get 2x = 70.
Dividing both sides by 2, we get x = 35.
So Jacob is 35 years old and Asher is (35-4) = <<35-4=31>>31 years old. Answer: \boxed{35, 31}.