Kevin is 4 years older than his sister June the summer their age ages is 14 how old is Kevin

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Let's denote June's age as \( J \). According to the information provided, Kevin is 4 years older than June, so we can express Kevin's age as \( K = J + 4 \).

The problem states that the sum of their ages is 14:

\[ K + J = 14 \]

Substituting \( K \) with \( J + 4 \):

\[ (J + 4) + J = 14 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 2J + 4 = 14 \]

Now, subtract 4 from both sides:

\[ 2J = 10 \]

Dividing both sides by 2 gives:

\[ J = 5 \]

Now, we can find Kevin's age:

\[ K = J + 4 = 5 + 4 = 9 \]

So, Kevin is 9 years old.