SOLUTION: If a horse and a boy have a combined age of 49 and the horse is twice as old as the boy was when the horse was as old as the boy is now, then how old is the boy?

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Question 921866: If a horse and a boy have a combined age of 49 and the horse is twice as old as the boy was when the horse was as old as the boy is now, then how old is the boy?

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If a horse and a boy have a combined age of 49 and the horse is twice as old as the boy was when the horse was as old as the boy is now, then how old is the boy?


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