Multiple choice

My age is two years less than twice of my brother, If I am sixteen year old ,how old is my brother ?

  1. 7

  2. 9

  3. 10

  4. 14

  5. 15
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Let brother's age be B. My age = 2B - 2. Given 16 = 2B - 2. 18 = 2B, so B = 9.

AI explanation

Let the brother's age be x years, so the equation is 16 = 2x - 2. Solving for x gives 2x = 18, which means x is 9. Therefore, the brother is 9 years old.

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