SOLUTION: James is 8 years old and half as old as his brother Humphrey.Jenny is 2 years younger than James and the same number of years older than Mark Who us the oldest? Who is the younge

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Question 1137360: James is 8 years old and half as old as his brother Humphrey.Jenny is 2 years younger than James and the same number of years older than Mark
Who us the oldest?
Who is the youngest?
How old is Mark?
How much younger is Jenny than Humphrey? 4,6,7,8,9,10,12 years
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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James is +8+
Humphrey is +2%2A8+=+16+
Jenny is +8+-+2+=+6+
Mark is +6+-+2+=+4+
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Humphrey is the oldest
Mark is the youngest
He is +4+
Jenny is +16+-+6+=+10+ yrs
younger than Humphrey