Cloe is eight years less than four times as old as Zeke. Cloe is also three times as old as Zeke. How old is each?

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I don't understand can you please explain?

Let's assume Zeke's age to be 'x' years. According to the given information, Cloe is eight years less than four times as old as Zeke, and also three times as old as Zeke.

We can set up two equations based on these statements to solve for the ages of Cloe and Zeke:

1) Cloe is eight years less than four times Zeke's age:
Cloe = 4 * Zeke - 8

2) Cloe is also three times Zeke's age:
Cloe = 3 * Zeke

We can set these two equations equal to each other since both equations represent Cloe's age:

4 * Zeke - 8 = 3 * Zeke

Now, let's solve this equation to find Zeke's age:

4 * Zeke - 3 * Zeke = 8
Zeke = 8

So, Zeke is 8 years old. Now, substitute this value of Zeke into either equation to find Cloe's age:

Cloe = 3 * 8
Cloe = 24

Therefore, Cloe is 24 years old and Zeke is 8 years old.