Jamal is 22 years older than autumn. in 4 years, the sum of their ages will be 72. how old are they now?
jamal is
years old, and autumn is
years old.

Lets say that Autumn's current age is:

That means Jamal's age =

In 4 years:

Autumn's age is:  

Jamal's age is:    

(you add 4 because in 4 years, they will be four years older)

Now that we've worked out their ages in 4 years, we can form an equation, and solve. Because their ages now add up to be equal to 72:

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So Autumns age is: 21   and

Jamal's age is: 21 + 22 = 43

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Autumn = 21 years old

Jamal = 43 years old

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