What can be said about the cross-cutting highlighted with red circles in the image?

A photo shows the crosscutting on different layers of a rock.

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The rock that is cutting through the other layers is younger than the rocks it cuts across
The rock that is cutting through the other layers is younger than the rocks it cuts across

The rock that is cutting through the other layers is older than the rocks it cuts across
The rock that is cutting through the other layers is older than the rocks it cuts across

The rock that is cutting through the other layers is the same age as the rocks it cuts across
The rock that is cutting through the other layers is the same age as the rocks it cuts across
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The rock that is cutting through the other layers is younger than the rocks it cuts across. This is because the cross-cutting feature must have formed after the rocks it is cutting through, indicating a younger age for the rock cutting across the other layers.