Q: Two years ago, Jared was twice as old as Tom. If Tom will be 30 in five years, how old is Jared now?
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A: Tom will be 30 in 5 years so now he is 30-5 = <<30-5=25>>25
2 years ago Tom was 25-2 = <<25-2=23>>23
At that time, Jared was twice as old as Tom so Jared was 23*2 = 46
Two years have since passed so Jared is now 46+2 = <<46+2=48>>48 The answer is  48.
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