SOLUTION: Two brothers are two years apart in age.Find their ages of one half the sum of the age of the younger brother and 8 is twelve than twice the age of the older

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Question 1052738: Two brothers are two years apart in age.Find their ages of one half the sum of the age of the younger brother and 8 is twelve than twice the age of the older
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-y = 2
1/2(y+8) = 2x?12 clarify, is it + or - ?